small claims court in NI

[dcw@pr]

I have a client in Northern Ireland who owes some money. I see that NI has a separate small claims court from England and Wales. Has anyone used it? Can someone not living in Northern Ireland file a claim with it? I can also see that it has a maximum claim amount of £2000, which is irritating as the amount is slightly more than that...

[Eric Mc]

Without being absolutely sure, I am PRETTY sure that a claim could be made from any other part of the UK.

[jamesuk28]

Defendants must have an address in England or Wales for document service, so unless they have a branch or perhaps a Solicitor over here you will have to take a claim out in NI.

That may involve instructing an NI Solicitor or debt collector so you have a service address in NI.

[dcw@pr]

jamesuk28 said:

Defendants must have an address in England or Wales for document service, so unless they have a branch or perhaps a Solicitor over here you will have to take a claim out in NI.

That may involve instructing an NI Solicitor or debt collector so you have a service address in NI.

don't suppose you know any debt collectors out there?

[jamesuk28]

No, sorry. Best of luck with it anyway.