Rule 65.16 Hearing dateF1

(1)

The court will fix a date for the hearing when it issues the claim form.

(2)

The hearing date will be not less than 28 days from the date of issue of the claim form.

(3)

The standard period between the issue of the claim form and the hearing will be not more than 8 weeks.

(4)

The defendant must be served with the claim form and the particulars of claim not less than 21 days before the hearing date.

(Rule 3.1(2)(a) provides that the court may extend or shorten the time for compliance with any rule and rule 3.1(2)(b) provides that the court may adjourn or bring forward a hearing)

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Pt. 65 inserted (30.6.2004) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2004 (S.I. 2004/1306), rule 1(b), Sch. 2 (with rule 20(2)(a))

Notes on Part 65

Textual amendments

F2: Words in Pt. 65 Table of Contents substituted (1.12.2022) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rules 1(2), 29(1)(a)
F3: Words in Pt. 65 Table of Contents inserted (1.12.2022) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rules 1(2), 29(1)(b)
F4: Words in Pt. 65 Table of Contents inserted (1.12.2022) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rules 1(2), 29(1)(c)
F5: Words in Pt. 65 Table of Contents inserted (1.12.2022) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rules 1(2), 29(1)(d)
F6: Words in Pt. 65 Table of Contents inserted (1.12.2022) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rules 1(2), 29(1)(e)
F7: Words in Pt. 65 Table of Contents inserted (31.8.2009) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/2092), rules 1(3), 13(a)
F8: Words in Pt. 65 Table of Contents inserted (31.1.2011) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2010 (S.I. 2010/1953), rules 1(3), 9(a); S.I. 2010/2988 , art. 2
F9: Words in Pt. 65 Table of Contents inserted (1.10.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 6) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/2044), rules 2, 11(a)(i)
F10: Words in Pt. 65 Table of Contents inserted (1.10.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 6) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/2044), rules 2, 11(a)(ii)
F11: Words in Pt. 65 Table of Contents inserted (26.10.2026) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/817), rules 1(5), 23(1)

Notes on

Textual amendments

F2: Pt. 65 Section 3 heading substituted (1.12.2022) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rules 1(2), 29(3)