Magistrates' Court

The Magistrates’ Court is the lowest civil court in Malaysia, hearing claims that do not exceed a set financial limit.^[1]

For most civil disputes that ceiling decides where a case is filed, but road accident claims are treated differently. Because the Sessions Court has unlimited jurisdiction over motor-vehicle-accident claims, most of these cases go straight there rather than to the Magistrates’ Court, whatever the size of the claim.

Knowing this distinction matters mainly so paperwork and any court correspondence make sense; it rarely changes what you personally need to do as a claimant.

How and where a claim is filed walks through the process from the start.