When is the deadline for defence to statement of claim?
The catalogue records a 28 days period from Service of the statement of claim. This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.
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- Period
- 28 days
- Trigger
- Service of the statement of claim
- Counting
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- r 1.39 - the Court may extend or shorten the time before or after it expires, and whether or not the application is made before expiry. Never compute the extension.
- Day of service not counted (r 1.61(2)). Period exceeds 5 days so r 1.61(3) does not apply, but r 1.61(5) does: every day from 24 December to 14 January inclusive is disregarded, which can push a defence deadline well into February. Filing is a Registry act, so r 1.61(4) roll-forward applies. Note 'file' is defined in the Dictionary as file and serve.