Administration of Justice Act 1925

20 Amendment of s. 11 of County Courts Act, 1919

The following proviso shall be substituted for proviso (ii) to subsection (1) of section eleven of the [9 & 10 Geo. 5. c. 73.] County Courts Act, 1919 (which relates to costs of actions, Commenced in the High Court which could have been commenced in a county court)—

“(ii) if in any action the claim is for a debt or liquidated demand only for a sum of twenty pounds or upwards and—

(a) the defendant pays the amount claimed or a sum of not less than twenty pounds within the time limited in that behalf by the endorsement made on the writ in accordance with the rules of the Supreme Court; or

(b) the plaintiff, within twenty-eight days after the service of the writ or within such further time as may be allowed by the court or a judge, obtains judgment in default of appearance or of defence for a sum of twenty pounds or upwards; or

(c) the plaintiff, within twenty-eight days after the service of the writ or within such further time as may be allowed by the court or a judge, obtains under any rule of the Supreme Court providing for summary judgment without trial an order empowering him to sign judgment for a sum of twenty pounds or upwards, either unconditionally or unless that sum is paid into court or to the plaintiff's solicitor;

the plaintiff shall, unless otherwise ordered by the court or a judge, be entitled to costs on such scale as may be prescribed by rules of court.”