Deadlines Flashcards
File and exchange costs budget - value less than £50,000
With directions questionnaire - r.3.13(1)(a)
File and exchange costs budget - value £50,000 or more
Not later than 21 days before first CMC - r.3.13(1)(b)
Limitation for claims in contract, tort and on judgments
6 years
Limitation for personal injury claims
3 years
Limitation for contribution claims
2 years from date of judgment
Deadline for service of claim form
4 months - r.7.5(1)
Deadline for service of claim form (outside jurisdiction)
6 months - r.7.5(2)
Deemed service of claim form
Second business day after relevant step - r.6.14/r.7.5(1)
Deadline for D to respond, via defence or acknowledgement of service, after deemed service of particulars of claim
14 days - r.10.3
Deadline for D to file defence, if they have filed acknowledgement of service within correct time period
28 days after deemed service of particulars of claim - r.15.4(1)
Maximum by which the period for filing a defence may be extended, by agreement between the parties
28 days - r.15.5(1) (the court must be notified in writing of this)
Deadline for D to serve acknowledgement of service in response to Part 8 claim
14 days - r.8.3(1)
Deadline by which C must serve further written evidence, if they desire, in response to D’s evidence in a Part 8 claim
Within 14 days of service of that evidence - r.8.5(5)
Deadline for D to file and serve notice of an additional claim for contribution or indemnity against a party that is added to the claim later
28 days after that party files its defence - r.20.6(2)(a)(ii) (they may do this without the court’s permission)
Deemed service of non-claim form by fax, e-mail or personal service
On that day if before 4:30pm and on a business day; on the next business day after that otherwise - r.6.26
Deemed service of non-claim form by first-class post, DX, through letter box
Second day after posting, or next business day after that - r6.26
Periods for which weekends and bank holidays do not count within the given “days”
5 days or less - r.2.8(4)
Period by which an unless order may be extended by agreement between the parties
28 days - r.3.8(4)
When an interim application must be made
“As soon as it becomes apparent that it is necessary or desirable” - PD23A para 2.7
When notice (N244) and witness statement should be served prior to interim hearing
3 clear days - r.23.7(1)(b) (but in any event, “as soon as practicable” after filing)
Minimum notice that must be given to respondent of the date fixed for a hearing for summary judgment
14 days - r.24.4(3) (should also be given notice of issues which it is proposed that the court will decide)
Deadline for respondent to file AND serve written evidence on which they wish to rely at an application for summary judgment
7 days prior to the hearing - r.24.5(1) (they have the option of whether or not to file and rely on evidence)
Remember that they must be given 14 days’ notice. So, the 7-day deadline for them makes sense.
Deadline for claimant to file AND serve written evidence in response to evidence served by respondent, in an application for interim payment
3 days prior to hearing - r.25.6(5)