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A defendant may file an acknowledgment of service if they are unable to file a defence within the period specified in rule 15.4 of the Civil Procedure Rules or they wish to dispute the court’s jurisdiction.
If a defendant fails to file an acknowledgment of service within the period specified and does not within that period file a defence in accordance with Part 15 or serve or file an admission in accordance with Part 14, the claimant may obtain default judgment.
The general rule is that the period for filing an acknowledgment of service is –
(a) where the defendant is served with a claim form which states that particulars of claim are to follow, 14 days after service of the particulars of claim; and
(b) in any other case, 14 days after service of the claim form.
(2) The general rule is subject to the following rules –
(a) rule 6.35 (which specifies how the period for filing an acknowledgment of service is calculated where the claim form is served out of the jurisdiction under rule 6.32 or 6.33);
(b) rule 6.12(3) (which requires the court to specify the period for responding to the particulars of claim when it makes an order under that rule); and
(c) rule 6.37(5) (which requires the court to specify the period within which the defendant may file an acknowledgment of service calculated by reference to Practice Direction 6B when it makes an order giving permission to serve a claim form out of the jurisdiction).
An acknowledgment of service must –
(a) be signed by the defendant or the defendant’s legal representative; and
(b) include the defendants’ address for service.
(Rule 6.23 makes provision in relation to addresses for service.)
(Rule 19.8A modifies this Part where a notice of claim is served under that rule to bind a person not a party to the claim).
On receipt of an acknowledgment of service, the court must notify the claimant in writing.
Source: Gov.UK - Civil Procedure Rules
https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/pr...l/rules/part10
If a defendant fails to file an acknowledgment of service within the period specified and does not within that period file a defence in accordance with Part 15 or serve or file an admission in accordance with Part 14, the claimant may obtain default judgment.
The general rule is that the period for filing an acknowledgment of service is –
(a) where the defendant is served with a claim form which states that particulars of claim are to follow, 14 days after service of the particulars of claim; and
(b) in any other case, 14 days after service of the claim form.
(2) The general rule is subject to the following rules –
(a) rule 6.35 (which specifies how the period for filing an acknowledgment of service is calculated where the claim form is served out of the jurisdiction under rule 6.32 or 6.33);
(b) rule 6.12(3) (which requires the court to specify the period for responding to the particulars of claim when it makes an order under that rule); and
(c) rule 6.37(5) (which requires the court to specify the period within which the defendant may file an acknowledgment of service calculated by reference to Practice Direction 6B when it makes an order giving permission to serve a claim form out of the jurisdiction).
An acknowledgment of service must –
(a) be signed by the defendant or the defendant’s legal representative; and
(b) include the defendants’ address for service.
(Rule 6.23 makes provision in relation to addresses for service.)
(Rule 19.8A modifies this Part where a notice of claim is served under that rule to bind a person not a party to the claim).
On receipt of an acknowledgment of service, the court must notify the claimant in writing.
Source: Gov.UK - Civil Procedure Rules
https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/pr...l/rules/part10