2. A default action shall be commenced by a default civil bill in Form 50.
3. There shall be annexed to the copy of a default civil bill served on the defendant a notice in Form 51 addressed to the plaintiffs solicitor or, where the plaintiff is suing in person, to the plaintiff and a notice in Form 52 addressed to the appropriate chief clerk.
4. If, on the expiration of fourteen days from the service of the copy of the default civil bill and notices, neither the plaintiffs solicitor nor the plaintiff nor the chief clerk has received notice from the defendant that he disputes his liability for the claim in whole or in part or alleges a counterclaim, the plaintiffs solicitor or, where the plaintiff is suing in person, the plaintiff, may enter the proceedings for hearing by the judge as a default action.
5.—(1) Upon entry of the proceedings under Rule 4, the plaintiff shall lodge in the Office—
(a)the original default civil bill and original notices with endorsements of service or, where Order 6 Rule 3(3) applies, an affidavit of service, or, where Order 6 Rule 3(2)(b) or Rule 3(7) applies, the solicitor's certificate referred to in Rule 12 of Order 6;
(b)an affidavit in verification of the plaintiff's claim in Form 53 made by the plaintiff or on his behalf by some other person who can swear positively to the facts and sworn within a period of twenty-eight days ending on the entry day;
(c)a certificate in Form 54, which may be endorsed on the affidavit given under paragraph (b) and which shall be given within a period of seven days ending on the entry day, by the plaintiff's solicitor or, where the plaintiff is suing in person, the plaintiff, that a notice disputing his liability for the claim in whole or in part or alleging a counterclaim has not been received from the defendant and either that—
(i)no other communication has been received from the defendant; or
(ii)a copy of any such communication so received is attached;
and stating whether any part of the amount claimed in the affidavit made under paragraph (b) has to his knowledge been paid by the defendant.
(2) The solicitor's certificate referred to in Rule 12 of Order 6 shall be in Form 59.
6.—(1) Upon consideration of the documents lodged under Rule 5 and on proof of service of the default civil bill and notices under Rule 3, the judge may without further evidence make a default decree in Form 55 against the defendant for the sum shown by the documents lodged under Rule 5 to have been due at the date of service of the default civil bill together with costs but crediting any amount actually paid after such service.
(2) Where the defendant fails within the time provided in Rule 4 to give notice that he disputes his liability for the claim in whole or in part or alleges a counterclaim but appears and proves to the satisfaction of the judge that he has just grounds for disputing his liability for the claim in whole or in part upon the merits or has a counterclaim, the judge may upon such terms as to costs and otherwise as to him seems just either hear and determine the case or adjourn the hearing and direct notice thereof to be given to the parties.
7. Where the defendant gives notice within the time specified in Rule 4 that he disputes his liability for the claim in whole or in part or alleges a counterclaim, the plaintiff shall enter the action for hearing as an ordinary civil bill action and subsequent proceedings shall be had as if the action had been commenced in accordance with Order 5.