# The Civil Procedure Rules 1998, Rule 54.33: Failure to file acknowledgment of service


(1) Where a person served with the claim form has failed to file an acknowledgment of service in accordance with rule 54.31 or to comply with 54.32, they may not take part in the hearing of the claim unless the court allows them to do so and they comply with rule 54.31 or any other direction of the court regarding the filing and service of—
(a) detailed grounds for contesting the claim or supporting it on additional grounds; and
(b) any written evidence.
(2) Where that person takes part in the hearing of the environmental review, the court may take their failure to file an acknowledgment of service into account when deciding whether an order as to costs should be made.
(3) Rule 8.4 does not apply.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/54.33 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-54.33
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