Petty Debts Court definition
Examples of Petty Debts Court in a sentence
Unlike in Jersey, Guernsey's Tribunal does not have jurisdiction to hear and determine breach of contract claims and so any claims must be made in the civil courts, either in the Petty Debts Court if the claim involves monies less than £10,000 or in the Royal Court.
Wrongful dismissal claims cannot be made in the Tribunal and must be initiated before the Petty Debts Court if below £10,000 or the Royal Court of Guernsey if above £10,000.
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The Forum recommends that views be sought on increasing the maximum compensation amount, perhaps (again) by reference to the jurisdictional limit of the Petty Debts Court.
In so far as such proceedings might be deter- mined by the Petty Debts Court, the Magistrate as Judge of that Court has published a direction to the effect that any such cases have been adjourned.
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The Petty Debts Court, having regard to approaches taken in small claims courts in other jurisdictions, including England and Wales, intends to develop appropriate changes.
The Group went on to say that it considered in principle that the procedures of the Petty Debts Court should be simplified, rather than follow the Royal Court Rules, on the assumption that most litigants in the Petty Debts Court will represent themselves.
The Forum recommends that, as part of a consultation exercise, views should be sought on increasing that element of the award, to bring it in line with the Petty Debts Court, which has jurisdiction to deal with claims with a value of up to £30,000.
The purpose of these draft Regulations is to implement the above recommendation of the Royal Court Rules Review Group relating to the proposed increase in the jurisdiction of the Petty Debts Court.The States are empowered by Article 1(4) of the Petty Debts Court (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Jersey) Law 2000 (“the Law of 2000”) to make Regulations to amend the monetary amounts in respect of which the Court has jurisdiction.