Defendant User Guide

Defence

If you dispute the full amount of the claim made against you, you should complete a defence.

You can complete and submit your defence online, or you can fill out the defence form in the response pack and send it by post or fax to the court.

You should complete and submit your defence within 14 days of the date of service of the claim. If you have completed and submitted an Acknowledgement of Service, you should respond within 28 days from the date of service.

In your defence, you must state which allegations in the claim you deny and your reasons for doing so. If you fail to deny an allegation it may be taken that you admit it.

Before you submit the response, you will be required to complete a statement of truth

If you defend the claim, the court will write to you explaining what happens next. You will not be able to take any further action online but you can view, print or save your response.