Court Service website . The court will serve the summons on the defendant and tell you what to do next. If the value of your claim does not exceed 200, and has been defended, there will normally be no award of expenses. If the value of the claim is more than 200 but not more than 750, and has been defended, the maximum amount of expenses that will normally be awarded by the court is 75. There are, however, circumstances where the limit on expenses does not apply - for instance, if the case is undefended, or if the defender puts forward a defence with the object of delaying proceedings, or a pursuer makes a claim that is unreasonable and not justified, full court expenses may be awarded.
Some bookshops sell advice packs which include the forms.
You can get advice and help filling in the court forms from your local citizens advice bureau or consumer advice centre. Some of these can provide free legal advice as well, and someone from there may even be able to go to court with you. The Northern Ireland Court Service also has a web site. You are welcome to print off these pages, link to them, or reproduce them so long as you do not do so for financial gain or distort the information contained here. We welcome your comments on any aspect of this service.