F1PART 78EUROPEAN ... PROCEDURES
SECTION I - EUROPEAN ORDER FOR PAYMENT PROCEDURE
EOP applications made to a court in England and Wales
Default judgment78.7.
(1)
If—
(a)
the defendant fails to file an acknowledgment of service within the period specified in rule 78.6(2)(a); and
(b)
does not within that period—
(i)
file a defence in accordance with Part 15 (except rule 15.4(1)) and rule 78.6(1); or
(ii)
file an admission in accordance with Part 14,
the claimant may obtain default judgment if Part 12 allows it.
(2)
Where this rule applies, rule 10.2 does not apply.