Small claims: the court where everyone represents themselves
In small claims (claims of $15,000 or less), representation by a lawyer is generally excluded by the law itself : going in alone is not a failure of the system — it is how it is meant to work. What separates the cases: organized evidence.
The package that prepares itself
- The timeline : every fact dated, from first contact to the dispute, on a timeline the court reads in minutes.
- Complete conversations : screenshots imported with the overlap method, never three cherry-picked messages out of two hundred.
- Numbered exhibits : contracts, invoices, photos, each with its digital fingerprint and dates.
- The express file : a single document, timeline plus appendices, ready to print.
In the app: case type “Other”: log, import, and generate the express file. Open the app (free).
Learn more: the Library
- Small claims in Quebec, the essentials : the complete overview (ceiling, demand letter, filing, hearing, enforcement)
- Small claims: the general process and how to build your evidence file
- How to document digital evidence that holds up
- Representing yourself: a short glossary of the basics
General information: the exact small-claims conditions (amounts, eligibility, procedure) are on the official websites of Québec's Ministry of Justice.