When is the deadline for service of notice of intention to defend a civil bill?
The catalogue records a 21 days period from Date of service of the civil bill on the defendant. 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 civil bill on the defendant
- Counting
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- The county court equivalent of entering an appearance, and the trigger for most downstream county court steps. Rules 1 to 4 of Order 8 were substituted by SR 1995/282 with effect from 1 September 1995. After 21 days a notice may only be served with the written consent of the other parties or with leave (rule 2(2)). Computation is under Order 43 rule 17, not RCJ Order 3.