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The Defendant (person who the claim is against) can then reply by doing the following:-

A. File a written form stating they have received the Claimant’s Court Forms, known as an acknowledgement of service, and defence/Form N9B within 14 days of receiving the particulars of claim.

B. File an acknowledgement of service with the Court within 14 days of the date that the Particulars of Claim was received and then file a Defence within 28 days of the Particulars of Claim being received.
Doing this allows Defendant up to an extra fourteen days to produce a defence as it extends the time needed to file a defence/form N9B from 14 days to 28 days.

C. Admit the claim and pay the full sum requested in the claim form in full within 14 days.
(As long as the money is paid in time this will not result in a judgment)

D. Admit the claim but request time to pay by filling out the admission form/Form N9A and filing it with the Court within 14 days including income and expenses details.

E. Admit and pay/request time to pay part of the Claim and file a defence with the Court in relation to the balance within 14 days using Forms N9A and N9B together.

F.If the amount claimed is unspecified, admit the claim and the Court is asked to decide the amount by the Claimant using form N9A.

G. If the amount claimed is unspecified, make an offer to settle giving the amount offered.

H. Write to the Court to ask for more time to decide on a response.

One of these actions must take place before 14 days after the Particulars of Claim was received otherwise the claimant is entitled to ask the Court to enter Judgement in Default as the Defendant will be seen to have admitted the Claim!!!