The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

[F1 Admissions made after commencement of proceedings E+W

14.2.— (1) After commencement of proceedings, a party may admit, by notice in writing, the whole or any part of another party’s claim or case.

(2) Where the claim is for money only, the defendant may admit, by notice in writing—

(a) the whole or part of the claim for a specified amount;

(b) the whole or part of the claim for an unspecified amount; or

(c) liability for an unspecified amount to be determined.

(3) The defendant may offer, by notice in writing, a sum in satisfaction of a claim for a specified or unspecified amount.

(4) Where a defendant—

(a) admits liability to pay the whole of or part of a claim for a specified sum of money;

(b) admits liability to pay the whole of a claim for an unspecified amount of money; or

(c) admits liability to pay a claim for an unspecified amount of money and offers a sum in satisfaction of the claim,

the claimant may file a request for judgment.

(5) Where a claimant files a request for judgment under paragraph (4) the court shall enter judgment.

(6) Where a defendant makes an admission under paragraph (4)(a), or makes an admission under paragraph (4)(c) and the claimant accepts the amount offered, the judgment shall be in accordance with the admission (less any payments made) and costs and shall—

(a) subject to paragraph (8) below, give effect to any agreement between the parties on time to pay;

(b) provide for payment at a time and rate decided by the court where there is no such agreement and the defendant has requested time to pay;

(c) subject to paragraph (8) below, provide for payment on a date or at a rate specified by the claimant, where the defendant has not requested time to pay;

(d) provide for payment immediately, where the claimant has not so specified and the defendant has not requested time to pay.

(7) Where the defendant makes an admission under paragraph (4)(b), the judgment shall be for an amount decided by the court and costs.

(8) If a repayment date is agreed or (where the defendant has not requested time to pay) is specified by the claimant and that date has passed before the court’s judgment is made, the judgment must still be in accordance with the admission but—

(a) if the whole amount owed is due by the date that has passed, the judgment must state that payment must be made immediately;

(b) if the amount owed is to be paid by instalments and the date the first instalment is due has passed, the judgment must state that the first instalment must be paid by the date falling one calendar month after the date of the judgment, with subsequent instalments payable at calendar monthly intervals after that.

(9) Where the defendant makes an admission under paragraph (4)(c) but the claimant does not accept the amount offered, the judgment shall be for an amount decided by the court and costs.

(10) Where the claimant or defendant is a child or protected party, the approval of the court is required under rule 21.10 for any settlement, compromise, payment or acceptance of money paid into court.

(11) The court’s permission is required to amend or withdraw an admission.

(Rule 3.1(3) provides that the court may attach conditions when it makes an order.)]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 14 substituted (1.10.2023 immediately after S.I. 2023/572 comes into force) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/788), rule 1(1), Sch. 1