ABSTRACT
All proceedings must be started using a Claim Form under the relevant part of the Civil Procedure Rules. The Claim Form, as with all statements of case, must be served with a statement of truth. If the Claim Form has been issued by the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) in the Rolls Building in London, it is then generally to be served on the defendant by the claimant. As recognised by the TCC Guide, it is usual in complex cases for an extension of time to be agreed between the parties, and the protocol sanctions this up to a period of three months. Pleadings in TCC litigation can be voluminous. The TCC generally sits for four days each week hearing trials, and reserves Fridays for interlocutory matters and applications. The stereotypical TCC claim is that in which a Scott Schedule features in the pleadings. A feature of litigation in the TCC is that most cases involve some form of expert evidence.
