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54.8—(1) Any person served with the claim form who wishes to take part in the judicial review must file an acknowledgment of service in the relevant practice form in accordance with the following provisions of this rule.
(2) Any acknowledgment of service must be—
(a)filed not more than 21 days after service of the claim form; and
(b)served on—
(i)the claimant; and
(ii)subject to any direction under rule 54.7(b), any other person named in the claim form,
as soon as practicable and, in any event, not later than 7 days after it is filed.
(3) The time limits under this rule may not be extended by agreement between the parties.
(4) The acknowledgment of service—
(a)must—
(i)where the person filing it intends to contest the claim, set out a summary of his grounds for doing so; and
[F2(ia)where the person filing it intends to contest the application for permission on the basis that it is highly likely that the outcome for the claimant would not have been substantially different if the conduct complained of had not occurred, set out a summary of the grounds for doing so; and]
(ii)state the name and address of any person the person filing it considers to be an interested party; and
(b)may include or be accompanied by an application for directions.
(5) Rule 10.3(2) does not apply.
[F3(Section 31(3C) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 requires the court, where it is asked to do so by the defendant, to consider whether the outcome for the claimant would have been substantially different if the conduct complained of had not occurred.)]]
Textual Amendments
F1Pt. 54 inserted (2.10.2000) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2000 (S.I. 2000/2092), rule 1, Sch. (with rule 30)
F2Rule 54.8(4)(a)(ia) inserted (13.4.2015) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2015 (S.I. 2015/670), rules 2(4), 7 (with rule 12(2)); S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 69
F3Words in rule 54.8 inserted (13.4.2015) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2015 (S.I. 2015/670), rules 2(4), 8 (with rule 12(2)); S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 69
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