When is the deadline for inheritance act claim: acknowledgment of service and written evidence?
The catalogue records a 21 days period from Service of the Part 8 claim form on the defendant. This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.
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- Period
- 21 days
- Trigger
- Service of the Part 8 claim form on the defendant
- Counting
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- Extendable. This is a procedural step under Part 8 as modified, so CPR 3.1(2)(a) applies and the parties may agree an extension in writing under CPR 2.11 subject to the usual limits. Extensions of time for defendants' evidence in Inheritance Act claims are routinely agreed and routinely granted. The sanctions for missing it are in CPR 8.4 and CPR 8.6 rather than in this rule.
- CURRENCY: legislation.gov.uk shows rule 57.16 up to date with all changes in force on or before 25 July 2026; the last textual amendments were made on 1 October 2014. Note this is 21 days, not the Part 8 default of 14 days, and not the 28 days that applies to probate claims under CPR 57.4. Evidence and acknowledgment are due together, which is the point most often missed. CPR 2