# The County Court (Amendment No. 3) Rules 1990, Article 28: Small claims procedure


For Order 19, rule 2(3), there shall be substituted the following–
“(3) Any proceedings in which the sum claimed or amount involved does not exceed £500 (leaving out of account the sum claimed or amount involved in any counterclaim) shall stand referred for arbitration by the registrar upon the receipt by the court of a defence to the claim, but the registrar may, on the application of any party, refer the proceedings for arbitration by the judge or by an outside arbitrator.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/1764/article/28 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-amendment-no-3-rules-1990/article-28
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