Scottish jurisdiction - from Mike Dailly, Govan Law centre

[BankFodder]

Hello [bankFodder]

We have been getting a lot of e-mails about which part of the UK people can raise proceedings.

 

This is clearly important for those people with claims of a thousand+ pounds (given the Scottish small claims limit of £750 and the Northern Ireland limit of £2,000; as against the English limit of £5,000). I also think England-based claimants are sometimes confused when suing Scottish banks.

 

Govan Law Centre doesn't have the resources to answer e-mails generally, so I have posted the legal position in terms of the Civil Jurisdiction & Judgments Act 1982 Act as amended in 2001. This as you may know is a law introduced from a EU Directive, and the 1982 Act applies across the UK (and indeed domestic variations of it across the EU generally).

 

The link is: Unfair UK Bank Charges | legal help from Govan Law Centre, Glasgow, UK

 

Hope this is helpful to some of your forum members.

 

Best wishes

 

Mike

 

Govan Law Centre

Glasgow

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