# The County Court (Amendment No. 3) Rules 1995, Article 3: Small claims


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

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/2838/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-amendment-no-3-rules-1995/article-3
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