ACCA Applied Skills · Corporate and Business Law (Global) · Business, political and legal systems
Kofi sues a supplier in a small claims track of a national court for a modest unpaid invoice. Which is the main reason a simplified track like this exists?
Small claims tracks exist to resolve low-value civil claims quickly and cheaply with limited formality and costs. They are not concerned with criminal guilt and do not use juries, so the other explanations do not describe their purpose.
- ATo resolve low-value claims quickly and cheaply with limited formalityCorrect
- BTo give the court a power to decide criminal guilt
- CTo ensure all disputes are heard by a jury
Explanation
Small claims procedures offer proportionate, informal and low-cost resolution of minor civil disputes. They do not deal with criminal guilt, which belongs to criminal courts. Juries are not a feature of small claims tracks.
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