At this stage, you need to prepare a statement of claim, attach a package of documents to it, pay the state duty or apply for a deferral of its payment. It is important to choose the right judicial authority to which the claim will be sent. As a rule, disputes are considered in court at the location of the defendant. But there are exceptions to this rule, for example, another jurisdiction may be provided for in the contract. In addition, it is important to observe the pre-trial dispute resolution procedure for a certain category of cases.