DR

Question 1

Deadline for defence after PoC/Claim form with PoC if no acknowledgement of service made

Answer 1

14 days

Question 1

Deadline from PoC/Claim form with PoC attached to respond with acknowledgement or defence

Answer 1

14 days

Question 2

Total time to file defence if acknowledgement of service correctly filed

Answer 2

28 days

Question 3

Maximum agreed extension for filing a defence

Answer 3

28 days (56 days total from PoC), else require court permission

Question 4

Claim in High Court or County Court ?

Answer 4

< or equal to 100k (PI 50k) must be County Court, else can be either based on value, complexity, and importance to public

Question 5

Deadline for service of claim form in jurisdiction

Answer 5

4 months after issue

Question 6

Claim form deemed served:

Answer 6

2nd business day after completing relevant step (ie posting, delivering, personally on D)

Question 7

Deadline for service of other documents if not attached to claim form

Answer 7

2 weeks after claim form and within 4 months of claim form issue

Question 8

Other documents deemed served

Answer 8

Posting, delivering, leaving at permitted address: 2nd business day after sending if business day (else next business day)

Personally on D/email/fax: same day if sent before 4:30 pm on business day else next business day

Question 9

Purpose of acknowledgement of service

Answer 9

1. extend deadline for defence or 2. challenge jurisdiction

Question 10

Limitation period: Contract

Answer 10

6 years from breach

Question 11

Limitation period: Tort

Answer 11

6 years from when C suffers damage

(latent damages = 6 years from damage or 3 years from knowledge + right to bring action)

Question 12

Limitation period: Personal Injury

Answer 12

3 years after later of a) date cause of action accrued or b) date of knowledge of person injured

Fatal accidents: valid PI + 3 years after later of a) date of death b) date of knowledge of dependent

Question 13

Limitation period: contribution

Answer 13

2 years from when right accrued

Question 14

Limitation period: Judgement claim

Answer 14

6 years from when becomes enforceable

Question 15

Litigation friend

Answer 15

represents children + protected parties, serve documents to friend

Question 16

Response of “money paid”

Answer 16

D has already paid, court sends notice C has 28 days to respond else claim stayed, C must serve copy of response on D else claim proceeds as defended

Question 17

Admitting to claim deadline

Answer 17

14 days off DDS PoC