Rule 54.14 ResponseF1

(1)

A defendant and any other person served with the claim form who wishes to contest the claim or support it on additional grounds must file and serve—

(a)

detailed grounds for contesting the claim or supporting it on additional grounds; and

(b)

any written evidence,

within 35 days after service of the order giving permission.

(2)

The following rules do not apply—

(a)

rule 8.5(3) and 8.5(4) (defendant to file and serve written evidence at the same time as acknowledgment of service); and

(b)

rule 8.5(5) and 8.5(6) (claimant to file and serve any reply within 14 days).

Annotations

F1: Pt. 54 inserted (2.10.2000) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2000 (S.I. 2000/2092), rule 1, Sch. (with rule 30)

F2: Pt. 54 heading substituted (1.4.2003) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2003 (S.I. 2003/364), rules 1, 3
F3: Pt. 54 Table of Contents substituted (1.4.2003) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2003 (S.I. 2003/364), rule 1, Sch. Pt. 1
F4: Words in Pt. 54 Table of Contents inserted (1.10.2012) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2012 (S.I. 2012/2208), rules 1, 9(a)(i)
F5: Words in Pt. 54 Table of Contents inserted (1.10.2012) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2012 (S.I. 2012/2208), rules 1, 9(a)(ii)
F6: Words in Pt. 54 Table of Contents inserted (6.4.2014) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/610), rules 2, 3 (with rule 4)
F7: Words in Pt. 54 Table of Contents inserted (1.10.2022) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rules 1(1), 21(1)(b)

F2: Pt. 54 Section 1 heading inserted (1.4.2003) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2003 (S.I. 2003/364), rule 1, Sch. Pt. 1