Court Room Observation - Law Teacher.
If you want to bring a counterclaim, you must include the details in the defence document and include a separate section making it clear there is a counterclaim and what the allegations are. If you bring a counterclaim, you will need to pay the court fee, as if you had started a claim taking someone to small claims court.On this site, you will find out about the new procedures designed to ensure earlier and faster solutions for small claims cases. The BC Provincial Court, BC Dispute Resolution Practicum Society and the Ministry of Attorney General have developed two pilot projects at Robson Square, Vancouver and in Richmond.The rules about making a court claim. The Civil Procedure Rules and the Practice Direction on pre-action conduct are outlines. These must be followed if you take your consumer case to court.
The legal way to examine a claim and a counter claim is to be examining separately, but in order not to waste of time for this procedure, the judge examines the two claims simultaneously. As I entered the court room I sat on the back, where the public sits, facing the judge bench at the other end of the room.When you sue someone in small claims court, the person you are suing can turn around and sue you by filing a “counterclaim.” A counterclaim allows the defendant (now called the “counterclaimant”) to have his claim against the plaintiff (now called the “counterdefendant”) decided along with the plaintiff’s claim in the same case.
In most small-claims courts, the first step is for the person to write a demand letter for the amount that is owed. Many small-claim courts require a demand letter. However, even if the court doesn’t require it, writing one is considered the wise thing to do.
