Small Claims Court/Conciliation Court

Conciliation Court is often called Small Claims Court. Conciliation Court was created to allow citizens to bring their legal claims before the court without expensive costs, attorneys fees, or complicated legal procedures. In smallclaims court, attorneys may not represent clients, the filing fee is low, there is no jury, the procedure is fairly informal, each side has a short time to present his/her case and the right to appeal only permits a trial de novo (a new trial) at the next court level. Conciliation cases are heard by referees. Small claims court is a quick, inexpensive way to settle lesser legal disputes, although the disagreements are often important to the participants. The well-known television program People's Court is intended to be a good example of a small claims court.