[F1[F2Detailed grounds and evidenceE+W
54.32.—(1) A defendant and any other person served with the claim form who wishes to contest the claim or support it on additional grounds must file and serve with the acknowledgement of service—
(a)detailed grounds for contesting the claim or supporting it on additional grounds; and
(b)any written evidence.
F3(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F4(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]]
Textual Amendments
F1Pt. 54 inserted (2.10.2000) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2000 (S.I. 2000/2092), rule 1, Sch. (with rule 30)
F2Pt. 54 Section 3 inserted (1.10.2022) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rules 1(1), 21(2)
F3Rule 54.32(2) omitted (6.4.2023) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 28(4)
F4Rule 54.32(3) omitted (6.4.2023) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 28(4)