Article 3 Small claims

For Order 19, rule 3(1) there shall be substituted the following—

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(1)

Any proceedings, except those mentioned in paragraph (1A), in which the sum claimed or amount involved does not exceed £3,000 (leaving out of account the sum claimed or amount involved in any counterclaim) shall stand referred for arbitration by the district judge upon the receipt by the court of a defence to the claim.

(1A)

Paragraph (1) shall not apply to proceedings which include—

(a)

a claim for possession of land;

(b)

a claim for damages for personal injuries which exceeds £1,000.”.