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Small Claims Court

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  • 26-07-2019 4:29pm
    #1
    Mikebyrne
    Registered Users Posts: 177 ✭✭


    Quick Question

    I've loaned a friend €500, with the promise of getting it back the following week.

    Needless to say excuse after excuse followed and I haven't got it back.

    He has now moved away.

    Is small claims court an option for me??

    Any advice would be great!


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    Wheety
    Registered Users Posts: 5,510 ✭✭✭Wheety


    Consumer claims cannot be made through the small claims procedure for debts, personal injuries or breach of leasing or hire-purchase agreements.

    Maybe someone else can advise.


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    Claw Hammer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,163 ✭✭✭Claw Hammer


    You can so in the District Court.


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    Samuel T. Cogley
    Registered Users Posts: 10,684 ✭✭✭✭Samuel T. Cogley


    Forget it. Even if you get a judgement in your favour you're going to have to enforce it against someone that needs to borrow money and then can't afford to pay it back.


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    Graces7
    Registered Users Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    Mikebyrne wrote: »
    Quick Question

    I've loaned a friend €500, with the promise of getting it back the following week.

    Needless to say excuse after excuse followed and I haven't got it back.

    He has now moved away.

    Is small claims court an option for me??

    Any advice would be great!

    Yes it is an option and an easy and economical one.

    https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/justice/courts_system/small_claims_court.html

    and yes I have done this on one occasion and it really was simple,

    Good luck


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    [Deleted User]
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    If you lend a friend money, then never see them again, it was probably worth it.


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    GM228
    Registered Users Posts: 8,925 ✭✭✭GM228


    Graces7 wrote: »
    Yes it is an option and an easy and economical one.

    https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/justice/courts_system/small_claims_court.html

    and yes I have done this on one occasion and it really was simple,

    Good luck

    You can't use the SCP for private debts, in the OPs case it would be a District Court case that is required.


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