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May a plaintiff in a small claims court file a counterclaim exceeding the court’s jurisdictional limit?

Created at: 13/01/2025 Est reading time: 0 Minutes and 23 Seconds

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In short, no. A counterclaim may be filed in a Small Claims Court up to the jurisdictional limit (NIS 38,900, as of January 2023), with any excess claimed in a separate action in a Small Claims Court or another court.

Note: Since a corporation cannot file an independent claim in a Small Claims Court (only a counterclaim), any excess claim must be pursued in a separate action in a regular court, not a Small Claims Court.

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