If you need to take legal action against a firm, the small claims process can be a simple and cost-effective way to resolve disputes of up to £10,000, usually without needing a lawyer. However, there ...

Legal fees can take a sizable chunk of money out of the revenue that a small business has. If you are in a dispute with another party and you're wondering if the amount of money involved is worth a ...

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March 11 (Reuters) - During a recent small claims court hearing in San Francisco, a baseball cap-wearing handyman accused a property owner of throwing out his tools worth $2,000. In another case, a ...

If you can't resolve a dispute and money is involved, you have the option of small-claims or conciliation court. This is the public legal forum for settling lesser civil lawsuits, presided over by a ...

Small-claims courts work and usually result in a fair and just result, even when one side presents itself without benefit of counsel. Doug Deaver’s May 7 letter “Arbitration or Not, Small Suits Are ...

(Reuters) - In a case that has important implications for companies facing mass arbitration demands from their customers, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Terry Green ruled last week that Intuit must ...