The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

PART 9 RESPONDING TO PARTICULARS OF CLAIM—GENERAL

Contents of this Part

Scope of this Part	Rule 9.1
Defence, admission or acknowledgment of service	Rule 9.2

Scope of this Part

9.1—(1) This Part sets out how a defendant may respond to particulars of claim.

(2) Where the defendant receives a claim form which states that particulars of claim are to follow, he need not respond to the claim until the particulars of claim have been served on him.

Defence, admission or acknowledgment of service

9.2  When particulars of claim are served on a defendant, the defendant may—

(a) file or serve an admission in accordance with Part 14;

(b) file a defence in accordance with Part 15,

(or do both, if he admits only part of the claim); or

(c) file an acknowledgment of service in accordance with Part 10.