What happens to ongoing EU small claims (under 5000 euros) court cases after brexit?
<p>I plan to take my ex landlord to court, who has now given me an Austrian contact address. I have not started the proceedings yet, so I imagine that the case might not finish until after 31st October.</p>

<p>My question is, if I started the court proceedings, would they continue after the 31st October even if we left the EU, or would the ongoing court proceedings simply be dropped?</p>

<p>EDIT: Just to clarify - I am not planning to make a claim via the UK courts, it will be via the EU courts; i.e. <a href="https://e-justice.europa.eu/content_small_claims-42-en.do" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://e-justice.europa.eu/content_small_claims-42-en.do</a></p>

<h2>Nothing</h2>

<p>If you sue someone in a UK court, Brexit will have no effect on the procedure.</p>

<p>Then, as now, this will be entirely a matter of English &amp; Welsh or Scottish or Northern Ireland law as applicable. If successful, then, as now, you will have to ask the Austrian courts to enforce the judgement. Then, as now, the entire thing will be a giant pain in the ass.</p>

<p>Ongoing court proceeedings will continue:</p>

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  <p>If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, you will no longer be able to
  use these services and will not be able to make a new claim. You will
  be able to complete existing claims.</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/recover-debt-from-elsewhere-in-european-union" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.gov.uk/recover-debt-from-elsewhere-in-european-union</a></p>
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