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Get ready to make a small claim for money you're owed
You've sent a final letter and still nothing. Get your evidence, timeline and claim wording organised before you start the online form on GOV.UK.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Help me prepare to make a court claim for money I'm owed. What's owed and why: [details] Key dates: [quote, work done, invoice, reminders, final letter] Evidence: [list] What the customer has said: [any dispute or excuse] First ask me up to 5 short questions. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A dated timeline, one line per event. 2. An evidence list matched to the timeline, with gaps flagged. 3. A short, factual claim summary in plain words. 4. Look up the GOV.UK page for making a court claim for money (or the Scottish or Northern Ireland process it links to, if that's where I am), name it and list what it says to have ready, including fees I'll need to check. 5. Questions to ask myself before I go ahead: cost, time, can they pay. Not legal advice; tell me where to get free advice if it's complicated. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts or figures. UK English. For the GOV.UK page for making a court claim for money, use web search and name the page you used. If it doesn't search on its own, open View all tools and choose Search. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. details: a short note you already have. quote, work done, invoice, reminders, final letter: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
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The prompt · Copilot
Help me prepare to make a court claim for money I'm owed. What's owed and why: [details] Key dates: [quote, work done, invoice, reminders, final letter] Evidence: [list] What the customer has said: [any dispute or excuse] First ask me up to 5 short questions. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A dated timeline, one line per event. 2. An evidence list matched to the timeline, with gaps flagged. 3. A short, factual claim summary in plain words. 4. Look up the GOV.UK page for making a court claim for money (or the Scottish or Northern Ireland process it links to, if that's where I am), name it and list what it says to have ready, including fees I'll need to check. 5. Questions to ask myself before I go ahead: cost, time, can they pay. Not legal advice; tell me where to get free advice if it's complicated. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts or figures. UK English. For the GOV.UK page for making a court claim for money, switch to Search mode so the answer comes with a citation. Stay in this Copilot chat. Leave plugins off, and do not open a file from OneDrive.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. details: a short note you already have. quote, work done, invoice, reminders, final letter: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You describe the debt, the dates and what's been said.
The assistant asks what evidence you have and whether the customer disputes anything.
You get a timeline, an evidence list, a short claim summary in plain words and the GOV.UK page to start from.
What happens
Use Copilot to get ready to make a small claim for money you're owed
You've sent a final letter and still nothing. Get your evidence, timeline and claim wording organised before you start the online form on GOV.UK.
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