When is the deadline for reply after an amended defence to a full statement of claim?
The catalogue records a 14 days period from Service of the amended defence, or the expiry of the time for filing an amended defence, whichever applies. This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.
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- Service of the amended defence, or the expiry of the time for filing an amended defence, whichever applies
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- r 12.1(2)(c).
- Added on verification: the researcher recorded r 68.1(1), (3) and (4) but not r 68.1(5). This is the step that closes pleadings on a short form claim, and the definition of 'close of pleadings' in r 2.1 keys the discovery (r 73.7(4)), expert report (r 74.1, r 74.3), electronic trial (r 152.1(2)) and amendment (r 69.1(1)) deadlines to it, so an error here propagates through the whole timetable. Source: Uniform Civil Rules 2020 (SA) r 68.1(5), consolidation current to 15 March 2026 published by the Courts Administration Authority.