Proposed government reforms include an increase of the
small claims track limit and the removal of general damages for minor soft-tissue injuries; however, it is uncertain when legislation will be introduced.
Specifically, this should include legislation to make it unlawful to take longer than 30 days to pay suppliers, rules for public sector procurement that disbar companies with poor payment records, and a big increase in the PS10,000
small claims track limit for companies taking debtors to court.
The use of the
small claims track could also prove counterproductive, they argued, in efforts to discourage fraudulent and exaggerated claims as expert evidence is not generally submitted.
The launch takes place in advance of World IP Day on April 26 and follows the introduction of the IP
small claims track to the Patents County Court back in October 2012.
* How much money you are owed ( unfortunately sometimes it may be best to write off very small sums, but the
Small Claims Track offers a cheap route without the need for solicitors.