Not sure where this belongs...

A question about : Not sure where this belongs...

...I can't seem to find an appropriate board, so as it relates to a debt of sorts, thought I would try here. Please redirect me if not appropriate place.

Needing to make a claim through small claims court. I am unsure who needs to be the defendant - it is against a nursery, but it is not a limited company so could also cite the manager as defendant. As i can name two defendants, would it be better to cite the manager and the nursery? Or just one?

Thank you

Best answers:

• Hi there aymz1983 By "manager", do you mean "owner"? As the two terms do not necessarily mean the same thing. Ideally, establish who owns the business if you don't already know - hopefully a routine phone call to the nursery would suffice - then name the owner and trading name on the claim form i.e. "Mr J Bloggs trading as XXX Nursery, 123 Anywhere Road, Anytown, AZ12 3XY" If for any reason you are unable to determine the identity of the owner(s), then you can just name the business itself (include the full address for clarity). This should be regarded as addressing any owners of that company for the purposes of the claim. Are you a business owed money by this nursery? If so, you might find it useful to visit www.businessdebtline.org. 
• Hi thanks for that. I know the person who owns the business (the nursery) but was unsure whether to put the owner down or just the nursery or both. I will put the name and 'trading as' on the form. Thank you