For costs lawyers and draftsmen
Deadline Engine for costs lawyers and draftsmen
Deadline Engine covers the costs deadlines that run across litigation, from detailed assessment commencement and points of dispute to bill of costs and Precedent H budget filing windows.
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Key time limits for costs lawyers and draftsmen
Each period below is read from the encoded rules and shown with its citation. Open a calculator for the exact date, with deemed service, clear days and bank holidays applied.
CPR deadline calculator
4 of 58 encoded deadlines14 days from deemed service of claim form
14 days from service of particulars of claim
28 days from service of particulars of claim
14 days from deemed service of claim form
Time limits at a glance
The headline periods below restate the encoded rules. Open the matching calculator above for the exact date, with deemed service, clear days and bank holidays applied.
File Acknowledgment of Service: what is the time limit?
14 days from deemed service of claim form, under CPR 10.3. The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.
File Defence (no AoS filed): what is the time limit?
14 days from service of particulars of claim, under CPR 15.4(a). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.
File Defence (AoS filed): what is the time limit?
28 days from service of particulars of claim, under CPR 15.4(b). The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.
Apply for Default Judgment (no AoS or Defence): what is the time limit?
14 days from deemed service of claim form, under CPR 12.3. The calculator applies deemed service, clear days and bank holidays automatically and shows the rule behind the date.