# The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2025, Rule 5: Amendment of Part 8


(1) In rule 8.2—
(a) before “Where the claimant”, insert “(1)”;
(b) after the first set of parentheses that follow sub-paragraph (e), insert—
“(2) Except where another rule or practice direction applies, rule 7.5 and rule 7.6 shall apply with regard to the service of the claim form.”; and
(c) omit “(Rule 7.5 provides for service of the claim form)”.
(2) In rule 8.5—
(a) in paragraph (3), after “acknowledgement of service” insert “unless the defendant has indicated on their acknowledgement of service an intention to contest jurisdiction, in which case the evidence must be filed within fourteen days of filing the acknowledgment of service if no such application is made”; and
(b) in paragraph (4), for “they do so” substitute “a defendant files their evidence”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/893/rule/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-amendment-no-2-rules-2025/rule-5
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