Civil Procedure

Question 1

What is Step one of Civil procedure?

Answer 1

The Claimant completes a claim form.

• Includes names, addresses of the parties, and brief details of the claim and the value of the claim.
• Purpose is to establish the fee payable and the choice of court

Question 2

What is Step two of Civil procedure?

Answer 2

The claim is served on the defendant.

• They are required to respond within 14 days.
• He must either file with the court an admission, a defence or an acknowledgement of service.
• If the defendant fails to do so, the claimant can file for a default Judgment and in effect win the case.

Question 3

What is Step three of Civil procedure?

Answer 3

• If a defence is filed, the court will send to both the claimant and the defendant an allocation questionnaire.
• Once completed a District Judge will allocate the case to an appropriate track. This is known as Case management.
• The Judge will control the timetable of the case which should be dealt with in a reasonable period of time.

Question 4

What is Step four of Civil procedure?

Answer 4

The Court will fix a date for a trial.

Question 5

What is Case Management?

Answer 5

-Once the allocation questionnaire is completed a District Judge will allocate the case to an appropriate track and the Judge will control the timetable of the case which should be dealt with in a reasonable period of time.