The Civil Procedure Rules 1998 No. 3132 (L. 17)

[F1 PART 15 E+W DEFENCE 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

The period for filing a defence E+W

15.4.— (1) The general rule is that the period for filing a defence is—

(a) 14 days after service of the particulars of claim; or

(b) if the defendant files an acknowledgment of service under Part 10, 28 days after service of the particulars of claim.

(2) The general rule is subject to rules 3.4(7), 6.12(3), 6.35, 11 and [F2 24.4(4)].]

Textual Amendments

F2 Word in rule 15.4(2) substituted (6.4.2024) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/106), rules 1(1), 4