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Part  9  
  RESPONDING TO PARTICULARS OF CLAIM - GENERAL
  Contents of this part
 
Scope of this Part   Rule 9.1
Defence, admission or acknowledgment of service   Rule 9.2



Scope of this Part
9.1   
(1)
This Part sets out how a defendant may respond to particulars of claim.
(2)
Where the defendant receives a claim form which states that particulars of claim are to follow, he need not respond to the claim until the particulars of claim have been served on him.

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Defence, admission or acknowledgment of service
9.2   
When particulars of claim are served on a defendant, the defendant may -
(a)
file or serve an admission in accordance with Part 14;
(b)
file a defence in accordance with Part 15,
 
(or do both, if he admits only part of the claim); or
(c)
file an acknowledgment of service in accordance with Part 10.
 

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