Courts

Choose the court that will receive your documents, then the kind of dispute. The format requirements shown next come from that court's published rules.

Only the courts listed on this site are covered. Nothing is generated for a court that is not listed.

Argentina

Argentina (only the provinces and tracks where acting without sponsoring counsel is permitted)

Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires: courts with jurisdiction over small claims (pequeñas causas)

es · en

Brazil

Small Claims Courts (State Justice)

Small Claims Court (Law 9,099/1995)

pt · en

Canada

Federal Court jurisdiction

Federal Court - Simplified Action (Rules 292 to 299)

en · fr

Egypt

Egypt - District (summary) courts

District Court (المحكمة الجزئية)

ar · en

France

Metropolitan France

Tribunal judiciaire (court of first instance in civil matters)

fr · en · ar

Germany

Federal Republic of Germany

Amtsgericht – civil matters (claim filed with the Local Court)

de · en · tr · ar

Italy

Giudice di Pace – lower-value civil claims

it · en

Japan

Japan (national: Summary Courts)

Summary Court (small claims track, 少額訴訟)

ja · en

Kenya

Small Claims Court stations

Small Claims Court (claims up to KES 1,000,000)

en · sw

Netherlands

Subdistrict court judge (kantonrechter, claims up to €25,000)

nl · en

Philippines

First level courts (Metropolitan and Municipal Trial Courts)

Metropolitan or Municipal Trial Court - Small Claims (up to PHP 1,000,000)

en · fil

Poland

District court (sąd rejonowy, simplified procedure up to 100,000 PLN)

pl · en

Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea (national: district courts and 시·군법원)

District Court and 시·군법원 (small claims cases)

ko · en

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia - General and Summary courts

Summary Court (المحكمة الجزئية)

ar · en

South Africa

South Africa (national: Magistrate's Courts and Small Claims Courts)

Small Claims Court (claim up to R20 000)

en · af

Spain

Juzgado de Primera Instancia – juicio verbal (claims up to 15000 EUR)

es · en

Sweden

District court (tingsrätt), simplified civil procedure

sv · en

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM)

ADGM Court of First Instance

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)

DIFC Court of First Instance

United Arab Emirates - onshore courts

Court of First Instance - Civil Circuit

en · ar

United Kingdom

England and Wales

County Court - Small Claims Track (claims generally up to £10,000)

en · cy

United States

Colorado

County Court - Small Claims (claims up to $7,500)

en · es

Texas

Justice Court - Small Claims (Claim up to $20,000)

en · es