Getting money back after winning a claim
Next to do after claim started
MCOL service issues the small claim generally within 2 days after submitting. Claimant will get a notification about date of issue on e-mail or could check it in MCOL account in section “Claim Overview”
How to amend a small claim?
If you wish to amend a claim that has already been filed, first of all you will need to complete and file a form N244 – Application notice.
You must provide 3 copies of amended particulars of claim together with a form N244.
How to format initial and amended particulars of claim:
Writing witness statement
Format, body and heading of witness statement is described in details in Practice Direction CPR 32 paragraph 17-20.
Small claim settlement
At any point between serving the claim form to the defendant a
Discontinuing a small claim
Claimant may stop small claim case at any moment and by any reason. Procedure of stopping claim called is discontinuance. Claimant has obligation to discontinue claim and notify court even if small claim was settled.
Fisrt of all if small claim was started online via MCOL, claimant may choose option “update claim status” and chose to stop claim. Next he need to file Notice of Discontinuance to the court and serve the copy of this letter to the defendant.