Small Claims
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Damage to student rental house like movie ‘Animal House,’ Nova Scotia court saysA Nova Scotia small claims adjudicator has likened a dispute over damage to a student rental house as something that could have been included in the 1978 movie Animal House.CanadaAug 8, 2023
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Ontario government increases limit for small claims court to $35,000Ontario is increasing the maximum claim that can be filed in small claims court to $35,000. The goal is to get cases resolved more quickly than in the higher courts, which can take years.CanadaOct 23, 2019
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N.S. small claims court orders rental company to pay $5K for “wedding plans gone seriously wrong”Although the 17-page decision reads like a suspense thriller for anyone who has ever planned their own wedding, the adjudicator says that "at its core" it's a contract case.FeaturesOct 2, 2018
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N.S. shihtzu owner must pay part of vet bill after dog fight because pet unleashedA Nova Scotia small claims court ruling says the two women involved in the dispute should each pay $669.35 of the Shihtzu's $1,338.69 veterinarian bill.CanadaSep 28, 2018
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Halifax billionaire taken to small claims court over damage to ’94 Toyota CelicaHalifax billionaire John Risley, one of Canada's richest people and a leading philanthropist, represented himself in small claims court over a $3,000 claim from a tradesman - and mostly lost.CanadaSep 27, 2018
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New Brunswick government raises dollar limit on small claims court casesThe provincial government has increased the limit on the monetary jurisdiction of the court to $20,000 from $12,500.CanadaDec 22, 2017
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How 2 people and 1 dog turned an N.S. court case into a children’s movieWhat began as a joint custody between a loving couple got a whole lot more complicated once the relationship endedCanadaAug 1, 2017
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Online tribunal to handle B.C. small claims casesB.C. residents will soon be able to sidestep a physical courtroom and fight many small claims disputes online.Mar 20, 2017
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