| Small Claims in the County Courts in England and Wales Contributor(s): Baldwin, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198264771 ISBN-13: 9780198264774 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $190.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 1998 Annotation: The small claims procedure is now seen as a convenient way to tackle the current crisis in civil justice, and with a massive increase in the small claims limit from L1,000 to L3,000, small claims is big judicial business. This book is based on the most extensive research on small claims procedures ever conducted in the United Kingdom. The author had privileged access to the district judges who conduct claim hearings, and the book is the first to include lengthy extracts from tape recorded interviews conducted with them. It also includes discussion of interviews with litigants, including many who struggled to gain payment of court judgements. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Courts - General - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Law | Civil Procedure |
| Dewey: 347.420 |
| LCCN: 97025117 |
| Lexile Measure: 1580 |
| Series: Oxford Socio-Legal Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.86 lbs) 190 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The small claims procedure is now seen as a convenient way to tackle the current crisis in civil justice, and with a massive increase in the small claims limit from 1,000 to 3,000, small claims is big judicial business. This book is based on the most extensive research on small claims procedures ever conducted in the United Kingdom. The author had privileged access to the district judges who conduct claim hearings, and the book is the first to include lengthy extracts from tape recorded interviews conducted with them. It also includes discussion of interviews with litigants, including many who struggled to gain payment of court judgements. |