Summary Judgment and Disposal

Part 24 makes broad provision for deciding claims or issues without a trial, replaces the old RSC Ord 14 and CCR Ord 9 r 14 and is available to both claimants and defendants. The court can also grant summary judgment of its own initiative (see below). Except with permission, claimants must wait until a defendant has filed an acknowledgment of service or a defence before applying for summary judgment (rule 24.4(1)). If a defendant does neither, then a claimant can proceed by way of a default judgment (see above, Chapter 7).