PART 10ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SERVICE

The period for filing an acknowledgment of serviceI110.3

1

The general rule is that the period for filing an acknowledgment of service is—

a

where the defendant is served with a claim form which states that particulars of claim are to follow, 14 days after service of the particulars of claim; and

b

in any other case, 14 days after service of the claim form.

2

The general rule is subject to the following rules—

a

F1rule 6.22 (which specifies how the period for filing an acknowledgment of service is calculated where the claim form is served out of the jurisdiction); and

b

rule 6.16(4) (which requires the court to specify the period for responding to the particulars of claim when it makes an order under that rule).