Acts and Regulations

2012-103 - General

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Duties of clerk on filing of claim
5(1)The clerk with whom a claim is filed shall
(a) assign a number to the claim, and mark the number on all forms and documents relating to that claim,
(b) retain and file the original claim,
(c) provide a copy of the claim to each claimant or the claimant’s solicitor, and
(d) provide the claimant with a sufficient number of copies of the claim and of a response (Form 2), marked with the claim number, for service on each defendant at the claimant’s expense.
5(2)A clerk shall not accept for filing
(a) a claim for money only, if the amount claimed exceeds $20,000 and the claimant has not abandoned the excess,
(b) a claim for the recovery of possession of personal property only, if the estimated value of the property exceeds $20,000 or if the claimant does not include the estimated value of the property, or
(c) a claim for both money and the recovery of possession of personal property, if the combined value of the amount claimed and the estimated value of the personal property exceeds $20,000 and the claimant has not abandoned the excess or if the claimant does not include the estimated value of the property.
2018-23
Duties of clerk on filing of claim
5(1)The clerk with whom a claim is filed shall
(a) assign a number to the claim, and mark the number on all forms and documents relating to that claim,
(b) retain and file the original claim,
(c) provide a copy of the claim to each claimant or the claimant’s solicitor, and
(d) provide the claimant with a sufficient number of copies of the claim and of a response (Form 2), marked with the claim number, for service on each defendant at the claimant’s expense.
5(2)A clerk shall not accept for filing
(a) a claim for money only, if the amount claimed exceeds $12,500 and the claimant has not abandoned the excess,
(b) a claim for the recovery of possession of personal property only, if the estimated value of the property exceeds $12,500 or if the claimant does not include the estimated value of the property, or
(c) a claim for both money and the recovery of possession of personal property, if the combined value of the amount claimed and the estimated value of the personal property exceeds $12,500 and the claimant has not abandoned the excess or if the claimant does not include the estimated value of the property.
Duties of clerk on filing of claim
5(1)The clerk with whom a claim is filed shall
(a) assign a number to the claim, and mark the number on all forms and documents relating to that claim,
(b) retain and file the original claim,
(c) provide a copy of the claim to each claimant or the claimant’s solicitor, and
(d) provide the claimant with a sufficient number of copies of the claim and of a response (Form 2), marked with the claim number, for service on each defendant at the claimant’s expense.
5(2)A clerk shall not accept for filing
(a) a claim for money only, if the amount claimed exceeds $12,500 and the claimant has not abandoned the excess,
(b) a claim for the recovery of possession of personal property only, if the estimated value of the property exceeds $12,500 or if the claimant does not include the estimated value of the property, or
(c) a claim for both money and the recovery of possession of personal property, if the combined value of the amount claimed and the estimated value of the personal property exceeds $12,500 and the claimant has not abandoned the excess or if the claimant does not include the estimated value of the property.