Amendments to Civil Procedure Rules 1998
10. In rule 20.3—
(a)for paragraph (3), substitute—
“(3) Part 12 (default judgment) applies to a Part 20 claim only if it is a counterclaim.”;
(b)after paragraph (3), insert—
“(4) With the exception of—
(a)rules 14.1(1) and 14.1(2) (which provide that a party may admit the truth of another party’s case in writing); and
(b)rule 14.3(1) (admission by notice in writing—application for judgment),
which apply to all Part 20 claims, Part 14 (admissions) applies to a Part 20 claim only if it is a counterclaim.”; and
(c)for the cross-reference, substitute—
“(Rule 12.3(2) sets out how to obtain judgment in default of defence where the Part 20 claim is a counterclaim against the claimant, and rule 20.11 makes special provision for default judgment in some categories of Part 20 claims)”.