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Small Claims Tribunals Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part · Commencement of Proceedings
Small Claims Tribunals Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part · Commencement of Proceedings
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Subject to subsection (2), the claimant, the defendant and every person to whom notice of a claim has been given under section 19(1)(b) shall be parties to the proceedings on that claim.
claimant
“claimant” means a person who files a claim with a tribunal other than — (a) a defendant entering a counterclaim; and (b) a person who is being represented in a representative claim;
A tribunal may, at any time, order that the name of a person who appears to it to have been improperly joined as a party be struck out from the proceedings.
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claim
“claim” means a claim filed with a tribunal under section 15 and includes a proceeding in the tribunal between a claimant and a defendant;
claimant
“claimant” means a person who files a claim with a tribunal other than — (a) a defendant entering a counterclaim; and (b) a person who is being represented in a representative claim;
defendant
“defendant” means any person against whom a claim is made by a claimant other than — (a) a claimant against whom relief is sought by way of counterclaim; and (b) a person who is being represented in a representative claim;
party
“party” means a claimant or a defendant and any person joined as a third party;