See also Practice Direction 15
Part 15 DEFENCE AND REPLY
| Title | Number |
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| Part not to apply where claimant uses Part 8 procedure | Rule 15.1 |
| Filing a defence | Rule 15.2 |
| Consequence of not filing a defence | Rule 15.3 |
| The period for filing a defence | Rule 15.4 |
| Agreement extending the period for filing a defence | Rule 15.5 |
| Service of copy of defence | Rule 15.6 |
| Making a counterclaim | Rule 15.7 |
| Reply to defence | Rule 15.8 |
| No statement of case after a reply to be filed without court’s permission | Rule 15.9 |
| Claimant’s notice where defence is that money claimed has been paid | Rule 15.10 |
| Claim stayed if it is not defended or admitted | Rule 15.11 |
| Part not to apply where claimant uses Part 8 procedure | ||
| 15.1 |
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| This Rule is referred to in: The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government v Bovale Ltd [47]. |
| Filing a defence | ||
| 15.2 |
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| This Rule is referred to in: Part 55 (55.7), PDP 14 (3.3). |
| This Rule is referred to in the following SIs: Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2001 (32). |
| Consequence of not filing a defence | ||
| 15.3 |
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| This Rule is referred to in: PDP 15 (1.4), Godwin v Swindon BC [25]. |
| The period for filing a defence | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15.4 |
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| Next text inserted in Rule 15.4(2)(a) w/e from 1 October 2008, Text substituted in Rule 15.4(2)(a), Rule 15.4(2)(b), and Rule 15.4(2)(d) w/e from 1 October 2008. |
| Agreement extending the period for filing a defence | |||||||
| 15.5 |
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| This Rule is referred to in: QB Guide - Chapter 2 (2.3), Comm Ct Guide - Pt C (C3.2), (C3.4). |
| Service of copy of defence | ||
| 15.6 |
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| This Rule is referred to in the following SIs: Civil Procedure (Amendment No 3) Rules 2000 (7). |
| Making a counterclaim | ||
| 15.7 |
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| Reply to defence | ||||||||
| 15.8 |
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| This Rule is referred to in: Part 58 (58.10), Part 59 (59.9), Part 60 (60.5), Part 63 (63.7), PDP 15 (3.2A), Chancery Guide - Chap 2 (2.12), Comm Ct Guide - Pt C (C4.2). |
| This Rule is referred to in the following SIs: Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 5) Rules 2001 (43), (43), (43), Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2002 (8), Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2009 (23). |
| No statement of case after a reply to be filed without court’s permission | ||
| 15.9 |
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| Claimant’s notice where defence is that money claimed has been paid | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15.10 |
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| This Rule is referred to in: Part 26 (26.2), (26.2), (26.3), (26.3), PDP 04 (3.2), PDP 15 (3.4), Court Service Guide (Intro). |
| Claim stayed if it is not defended or admitted | ||||||||||||||||
| 15.11 |
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| This Rule is referred to in: PDP 15 (3.4), PDP 51 (7). |
