Permissions, Notice, and Days for Applications Flashcards
Timeframe for defendant to respond to pre-action protocol notice for claim
Between 14 days and 3 months
Time given to defendants to investigate and respond to a claim before proceedings are issued
Up to 3 months
Time for a defendant to acknowledge letter of notification in PIP
Within 14 days
Time for a defendant to respond to letter of claim in PIP
Within 21 days
Time for indicating an objection to a named expert in PIP
Within 14 days
Of providing the list of experts
Time for putting written questions to expert after report
Within 28 days of the expert’s report
Is notice needed for commencing arbitration?
Yes
Must be in writing
Time for serving particulars of claim after claim form service
Within 14 days after service of the claim form
Time for serving a claim form after issue
Within 4 months after issue of claim form
Time for serving a claim for out of the jurisdiction
Within 6 months of issue
Application for extending time for compliance
Must be supported by evidence
May be made without notice
Is notice required for a claimant to serve claim form on a solicitor?
Def’s solicitor must notify the claimant in writing
When is the deemed service of a claim form?
Second business day after sending form
Deemed service of document via leaving it at permitted address
On that day (if before 4:30pm)
Next business day (if after 4:30pm)
Deemed service of document via fax
On that day (if before 4:30pm)
Next business day (if after 4:30pm)
Deemed service of document via email
On that day (if before 4:30pm)
Next business day (if after 4:30pm)
Time to file acknowledgment of service after claim form
Within 14 days after service of claim form
Permission required to remove, add or substitute a party if claim form has been served
Yes, court’s permission is required
Permission required to remove, add or substitute a party if claim form has not been served?
No permission required
Application for permission to add or sub a party
Must be supported by evidence
May be made without notice
Requires consent of person
Permission required to make a counterclaim against a claimant?
No- if filed counterclaim with defence
Yes- if not filed with defence
Notice required for defendant’s claim for contribution
Yes
Time to serve additional claim form on person
Within 14 days after additional claim was issued
Notice required for making an additional claim?
Yes
Must be filed with additional claim
Application and notice required to permit a child to conduct proceedings without a lit friend
Application required
May be made without notice
Permission required to make an application against a child before proceedings have started
Yes - if they have no litigation friend
Permission for settlement or payment on behalf of child
Yes, permission is always required
Tort limitation period
6 years
Contract limitation period
6 years
Contribution limitation period
2 years
Personal injury limitation period
3 years
Negligence where date of accrual unknown limitation period
6 years from cause of action
3 years form date of knowledge
Negligence limitation period
15 years
Judgment enforcement limitation period
6 years
Disability limitation period
6 years (from when they died or ceased to be disabled)
Statement of truth for particulars of claim?
Yes
Period for filing defence after particulars of claim
Within 14 days after service of particulars of claim
Period for filing defence if defendant has filed an acknowledgment of service
Within 28 days after service of particulars of claim
Permission for extending period for filing defence
Parties must agree
Written notice to court
Permission for amending statement of case before serving
Any time without permission
Permission for amending statement of case after being served
Written consent of parties
OR
Permission of court
Application to amend statements of case
Must file application notice with court
Within 14 days of permission, file the amended statement of case
Seeking further information from a a party
Serve a written request
Seeking a court order for further information after party refusal
No notice required for party
Court can deal with request without a hearing
Permission to vary a time limit
Written agreement of the parties
Notice of court’s intention to make an order of its own initiative
At least 3 days notice of the hearing
Days parties can agree to extend time for doing an act
Maximum of 28 days
Time for filing and exchanging budgets
No later than 21 days before first CMC
(also value less than £50,000)
Time for filing an agreed budget discussion report
No later than 7 days before first CMC
Notice for court giving provisional allocation
Court officer must serve a notice of proposed allocation on each party
Once defendant has filed a defence
Two or more defendants, and at least one of them files a defence
When will the court serve notice of allocation?
When all defendants have filed a defence
When period for filing last defence has expired
Time for filing and serving documents required by small claims track allocation notice
At least 14 days after notice
Time for filing and serving documents required by fast/multi claims track allocation notice
At least 28 days