Small Claims Court

[MichaelM]

Does anyone know if there is a limit to the length of time that passes between a dispute with another person and submitting the small claims forms?

I was in dispute with someone in Dec 2007, tried to take it to court but it was not considered to be worthwhile at the time as a financial trace returned no assets registered in his name. I could have gone to the small claims, but the limit in Scotland was £750 at the time so I left it.

It seems things have changed up here now and the limit is now £3000, and I suspect his financial situation has changed (unless everything is hidden under the name of someone else).

But am I too late to register the claim?

I'll ring the sheriff's court tomororow but wondering if anyone can shed some light.

Thanks.

 

[buggi]

i think it's 3 years

 

[bonj2]

isn't it 6?

 

[Globalti]

Don't know but it's worth doing - a builder once damaged my motorbike, promised to pay then didn't. I went to the small claims court, won and got all my money back. Court fees gobbled some of it but at least I got the satisfaction of holding him to his word.

 

[colly]

6 years. According to this.

http://www.thelegalline.co.uk/small-claims/small-claim-court-consumer-compensation.html

 

[MichaelM]

Thanks for replies, turns out I'm not too late after all. Forms are on the way, and it seems I can (try to) claim up to the £3000 even though the limit back then was £750.

 

[bonj2]

i've notched up two successful suings so far: barclays for a grand over bank charges, and paypal over The Great Breast Pump Fraud.

 

[papercorn2000]

But not, so far, the great Parking Ticket scandal.

 

[Fnaar]

i've notched up two successful suings so far: barclays for a grand over bank charges, and paypal over The Great Breast Pump Fraud.

Don't know what that is, but I bet it sucks!