Difference between revisions of "Responding to a Small Claim (20:VI)"

To start a third-party claim, the defendant must complete Form 3 and file it in the same registry where the Notice of Claim was filed (''SCR'', Rule 5(2)). The defendant must serve the third party with a copy of the filed Form 3, a blank Reply form, a copy of the Notice of Claim, a copy of the Reply to the Notice of Claim, and all of the documents and notices the other party would have received (''SCR'', Rule 5(3)); all of these documents are to be served in the same manner as serving a Notice of Claim (SCR, Rule 5(4)). A defendant has only 30 days after filing to serve the third party and file a certificate of service at the registry (''SCR'', Rule 5(5)); find Form 4https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/justice/courthouse-services/documents-forms-records/court-forms/small-claims-forms.  If the third party is not served and the certificate of service is not filed within '''30 days''', the third party notice expires but can be renewed (''SCR'', Rule 5(5.1)).