{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-65.52",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-65.52.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3132",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998",
  "path": "rule/65.52",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "65.52",
  "heading": "Application for a respect order on notice",
  "text": "(1) If the application is made on notice—\n(a) the claim form, together with a copy of the witness statement and draft order; and\n(b) the notice of the first hearing,\nmust be served by the claimant on the defendant personally.\n(2) An application made on notice may be listed for hearing before the expiry of the time for the defendant to file an acknowledgment of service under rule 8.3, and in such a case—\n(a) the claimant must, as soon as is practicable in accordance with paragraph (1) (and in any event not less than 2 days before the hearing), serve the claim form, witness statement, draft order and notice of the first hearing on the defendant; and\n(b) the defendant may take part in the hearing whether or not the defendant has filed an acknowledgment of service.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "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))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Pt. 65 Section 9 inserted (26.10.2026) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/817), rule 1(5), Sch. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/65.52",
    "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."
}