Small Claims Tribunals Act · s 6

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s 6Exclusion of other jurisdictions

(1)

Where a claim has been filed with a tribunal, no proceedings relating to that claim shall be brought before any other court except —

(a)

where the proceedings before that court were commenced before the claim was filed, with the tribunal; or

(b)

where the claim before the tribunal has been withdrawn or abandoned.

(2)

No claim shall be brought before a tribunal if proceedings relating to that claim are pending in or have been heard and determined by any other court.

(3)

For the purposes of this section, a claim is deemed to have been filed with a tribunal when section 15 has been complied with.

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