smala01,
In my experience the English Small Claims Court is very effective and in general you usually dont even need to send anything to the court. It works better than any regulator I have come across.
I usually fill in the forms and send a copy to the other party - and have usually been paid without even sending the forms to court.
The Scottish Small Claims Court on the other hand has been got at by lawyers and doesnt work at all well.
Occasional