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{{Template:Legal Help Guide TOC}}A lawsuit for loss or damages caused to another person or another person's property is known as a ''civil claim''. If you are being sued in a civil claim, you will receive court papers: a | {{Template:Legal Help Guide TOC}}A lawsuit for loss or damages caused to another person or another person's property is known as a ''civil claim''. If you are being sued in a civil claim, you will receive court papers: a Notice of Claim if you are being sued in Small Claims Court or a Notice of Civil Claim if you are being sued in BC Supreme Court. Different forms are used in family disputes. | ||
Lawsuits in Small Claims Court are limited to claims of up to $25,000. There is no money limit to claims in BC Supreme Court. | Lawsuits in Small Claims Court are limited to claims of up to $25,000. There is no money limit to claims in BC Supreme Court. | ||
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=== What happens next === | === What happens next === | ||
In Small Claims Court, you will receive a | In Small Claims Court, you will receive a Notice of Settlement Conference. A settlement conference is an opportunity for you and the claimant to meet with a judge to see if you can agree to resolve the claim. The judge at a settlement conference is only there to help the parties agree on a settlement. He or she cannot impose an agreement. | ||
If the settlement conference doesn't resolve the case, you will be given a ''Notice of Trial''. At trial, the claimant will present his or her case, and you will be given a chance to present your case. The trial judge will then decide who wins. | If the settlement conference doesn't resolve the case, you will be given a ''Notice of Trial''. At trial, the claimant will present his or her case, and you will be given a chance to present your case. The trial judge will then decide who wins. | ||
