When is the deadline for notice of set-off or counterclaim in the county court?
The catalogue records a 28 days period from Service of the defendant's notice of intention to defend. This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.
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- Period
- 28 days
- Trigger
- Service of the defendant's notice of intention to defend
- Counting
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- Words substituted by SR 1995/151 with effect from 1 September 1995. Notice must go both to the plaintiff AND to the chief clerk. A parallel 28 day rule applies to deductions or set-off in rent actions under section 48 of the Landlord and Tenant Law Amendment Act, Ireland, 1860 (rule 5(2)).