{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-55.15",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-55.15.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3132",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998",
  "path": "rule/55.15",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "55.15",
  "heading": "Claim referred to judge",
  "text": "(1) On receipt of the defence the court will—\n(a) send a copy to the claimant; and\n(b) refer the claim and defence to a judge.\n(2) Where the period set out in rule 55.14 has expired without the defendant filing a defence—\n(a) the claimant may file a written request for an order for possession; and\n(b) the court will refer that request to a judge.\n(3) Where the defence is received after the period set out in rule 55.14 has expired but before a request is filed in accordance with paragraph (2), paragraph (1) will still apply.\n(4) Where—\n(a) the period set out in rule 55.14 has expired without the defendant filing a defence; and\n(b) the claimant has not made a request for an order for possession under paragraph (2) within 3 months after the expiry of the period set out in rule 55.14,\nthe claim will be stayed.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 55 inserted (15.10.2001) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/256), rule 1(d), Sch. 1 (with rule 31)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/55.15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:12:59.276840+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}