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Rule 55.23 ServiceF1F2

(1)

Within 24 hours of the issue of the application, the claimant must serve on the defendant—

(a)

the claim form;

(b)

the application notice together with the written evidence in support; and

(c)

a blank form for the defendant’s witness statement (as set out in F3Practice Direction 55A) which must be attached to the application notice.

(2)

The claimant must serve the documents listed in paragraph (1) in accordance with rule 55.6(a).

(3)

At or before the hearing the claimant must file a certificate of service in relation to the documents listed in paragraph (1) and rule F46.17(2)(a) does not apply.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

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)

F2

Pt. 55 Section 3 inserted (2.12.2002) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2002 (S.I. 2002/2058), rule 1(b), Sch. 3 Pt. 2

F3

Words in rule 55.23(1)(c) substituted (6.4.2010) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/3390), rules 1(2), 30(b)

F4

Word in rule 55.23(3) substituted (1.10.2008) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2008 (S.I. 2008/2178), rules 1(2), 28(b)

Notes on Part 55

Textual amendments

F2

Words in Pt. 55 Table of Contents inserted (23.8.2020) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) (Coronavirus) Rules 2020 (S.I. 2020/751), rules 1, 2(a)

F3

Words in Pt. 55 Table of Contents substituted (6.4.2021) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/117), rules 1(1), 13

F4

Words in Pt. 55 Table of Contents inserted (2.12.2002) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2002 (S.I. 2002/2058), rule 1(b), Sch. 3 Pt. 1

F5

Words in Pt. 55 Table of Contents inserted (25.6.2020) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) (Coronavirus) Rules 2020 (S.I. 2020/582), rules 1, 2(a)

F6

Words in Pt. 55 Table of Contents inserted (1.12.2022) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rules 1(2), 22(1)