SCHEDULES
first schedule ORDINARY CAUSE RULES 1993
Special provisions in relation to particular causes
F1CHAPTER 40COMMERCIAL ACTIONS
Notice of Intention to Defend
40.8.
(1)
Where the defender intends to–
(a)
challenge the jurisdiction of the court;
(b)
state a defence; or
(c)
make a counterclaim,
he shall, before the expiry of the period of notice lodge with the sheriff clerk a notice of intention to defend in Form O7 and shall, at the same time, send a copy to the pursuer.
(2)
The lodging of a notice of intention to defend shall not imply acceptance of the jurisdiction of the court.