[F1 PART 15 E+WDEFENCE AND REPLY

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 15 substituted (1.10.2022) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rule 1(1), Sch. 1

Claim stayed if it is not defended or admitted E+W

15.11.— (1) Where—

(a) at least 6 months have expired since the end of the period for filing a defence specified in rule 15.4;

(b) no defendant has served or filed an admission or filed a defence or counterclaim; and

(c) no party has entered or applied for judgment under Part 12 (default judgment), or Part 24 (summary judgment); and

(d) no defendant has applied to strike out all or part of the claim form or particulars of claim,

the claim shall be stayed.

(2) Any party may apply under Part 23 for the stay to be lifted. The application must include an explanation for the delay in proceeding with or responding to the claim.]