http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/55.7
The Civil Procedure Rules 1998
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These Rules provide a new code of civil procedure for the civil courts. They replace the Rules of the Supreme Court 1965 and the County Court Rules 1981. As well as the main body of the new rules (Parts 1—48), they also provide for certain specialist proceedings (Part 49) and transitional provisions (Part 51); the details of these are contained in practice directions. Part 50 introduces schedules to the Rules containing those provisions of the former rules of court which for the time being are re-enacted as part of the Civil Procedure Rules but without substantial changes.
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F1PART 55POSSESSION CLAIMS
Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
I–GENERAL RULES
Defendant’s response55.7
1
An acknowledgment of service is not required and Part 10 does not apply.
2
In a possession claim against trespassers rule 15.2 does not apply and the defendant need not file a defence.
3
Where, in any other possession claim, the defendant does not file a defence within the time specified in rule 15.4, he may take part in any hearing but the court may take his failure to do so into account when deciding what order to make about costs.
4
Part 12 (default judgment) does not apply in a claim to which this Part applies.
Pt. 55 inserted (15.10.2001) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/256), rule 1(d), Sch. 1 (with rule 31)