Commencing and responding to a claim

Question 1

How should the statement of value look on a claims form for unspecified claims?

Answer 1

Not more than £10,000 or
more than £10,000 but not more than £25,000
more than £25,000 but not more than £100,000
not more than £100,000

(don’t include interests, costs, contrib neg, counterclaims)

Question 2

When can the claimant apply for a default judgement?

Answer 2

The claimant must satisfy that the particulars of claim has been served and the defendant has not filed an acknowledgement of service within (14 days)

Question 3

How long does a defendant have to file a defence?

Answer 3

14 days to provide an acknowledgment of service, if this is filed then 28 days .

Question 4

What is the mandatory ground for setting aside a default judgement?

Answer 4

If it was wrongly entered

Question 5

What is the discretionary ground for setting aside a default judgement?

Answer 5

Where the defendant:
- has a real prospect of successfully defending the claim
- there is some other good reason why the defendant should be allowed to defend the claim