When is the deadline for small claims - response to a claim before judgment may be entered?
The catalogue records a 30 days period from Day the defendant was served with the claim and the blank response. This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.
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- Period
- 30 days
- Trigger
- Day the defendant was served with the claim and the blank response
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- The response may in fact be filed at any time BEFORE judgment is entered, so the 30 days operate as an exposure point rather than an absolute bar. Rule 3.02 of the Rules of Court does not apply to a period fixed by this Regulation.
- Counting under Interpretation Act, RSNB 1973, c I-13, s 22(k); rollover under s 22(j) using holidaySet 'statute', so a Saturday expiry is NOT rolled to the Monday. Corrected on verification: the researched catalogue cited this Regulation as the 'Small Claims Regulation'; its official title is the General Regulation under the Small Claims Act, NB Reg 2012-103.