When is the deadline for issue of third party claim?
The catalogue records a 10 days period from Expiry of the time limited by Rule 20.01 (and, where applicable, Rule 20.02(2)) for filing and serving the Statement of Defence in the main action. This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.
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- Period
- 10 days
- Trigger
- Expiry of the time limited by Rule 20.01 (and, where applicable, Rule 20.02(2)) for filing and serving the Statement of Defence in the main action
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- Rule 30.02(3) restricts the general power: 'No order shall be made for extension of the time limits set out in paragraphs (1) and (2) unless the court is satisfied that the plaintiff will not be unduly prejudiced.' Never compute an extension.
- The trigger is the EXPIRY of the defence period, not the date the defence was in fact filed. Corrected on verification: the researched catalogue recorded the discretion as unqualified Rule 3.02, omitting the Rule 30.02(3) precondition.