{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-8.9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-8.9.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3132",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998",
  "path": "rule/8.9",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "8.9",
  "heading": "Modifications to the general rules",
  "text": "Where the Part 8 procedure is followed—\n(a) provision is made in this Part for the matters which must be stated in the claim form and the defendant is not required to file a defence and therefore—\n(i) Part 16 (statements of case) does not apply;\n(ii) Part 15 (defence and reply) does not apply;\n(iii) any time limit in these Rules which prevents the parties from taking a step before a defence is filed does not apply; and\n(iv) the requirement under rule 7.8 to serve on the defendant a form for defending the claim does not apply;\n(b) the claimant may not obtain judgment by request on an admission and therefore—\n(i) rule 14.2 does not apply; and\n(ii) the requirement under rule 7.8 to serve on the defendant a form for admitting the claim does not apply; and\n(c) the claim shall be treated as allocated to the multi-track and therefore Part 26 does not apply.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in rule 8.9(b)(i) substituted (6.4.2024) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/106), rules 1(1), 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Rule 8.9 in force at 26.4.1999, see Signature"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/8.9",
    "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."
}