Civil Court procedure

• before a claim can proceed, it is important that the claimant knows the value of their case
• Claim form N1


  asks for the name and address of the claimant and defendant and brief details of the claim
• Particulars of the claim


  found on the other side of the N1 form
• Claim form will be served on the defendant along with an admission form a defence form and an acknowledgement of service form.
• D needs to fill in the acknowledgement of service form that confirms he has received the claim
• If D admits liability he can fill in the admissions form, if he does not he can fill in the defence form to put forward his case
• If D dos not reply within 14 days the claimant can file for a default judgement and win the case
• Both parties receive an allocation questionnaire from the court to complete so that the court can manage the case and decide on the court the case will be heard, track to be used and set a date for trial.
• Both parties will need to disclose all evidential documents