When is the deadline for serve points of dispute?
The catalogue records a 21 days period from Date of service of the notice of commencement of detailed assessment proceedings. This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.
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Calculation basis and source
- Period
- 21 days
- Trigger
- Date of service of the notice of commencement of detailed assessment proceedings
- Counting
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- PD 47 para 8.1: "Time for service of points of dispute may be extended or shortened either by agreement (rule 2.11) or by the court (rule 3.1(2)(a))." Agreed extensions are common and freely given in practice. But an extension must be in place: once the period expires without agreement or order, r.47.9(3) bites automatically and a default costs certificate may issue.
- Marked binding because of the automatic consequence in r.47.9(3): "If a party serves points of dispute after the period set out in paragraph (2), that party may not be heard further in the detailed assessment proceedings unless the court gives permission." Clear days under CPR r.2.8(2). Some protection survives: under r.47.9(5), if points of dispute are served before a default