For anyone wanting to pursue a claim or indeed contest one, forget the small claims courts.
Do it online it's much simpler and all the paperwork the defendant receives is directly from the court. YOU can issue claims and warrants via this service it is superb. A must bookmark for self employed types.
https://www.moneyclaim.gov.uk/csmco2/index.jsp
A full list of available services here...
http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/o...ices/index.htm