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Rule 55.42 Claim formF1F2

(1)

The claim form must—

(a)

be in the form specified in Practice Direction 55A; and

(b)

contain all information and be accompanied by all documents as are required by that form.

(2)

The court is to serve the claim form by first class post (or an alternative service which provides for delivery on the next working day).

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 5 inserted (1.12.2022) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rules 1(2), 22(2)

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)