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Particulars of claim It should include the names of the parties, the court, the claim number and your address for service and also contain a statement of truth. You should keep a copy for yourself, provide one for the court, one for each defendant and one for all other parties in the main claim.
It is not a good idea to ignore a statement of claim. If you do not take action within 28 days the plaintiff may get a default judgment against you without you attending court or being notified. The default judgment can then be enforced. Having a judgment against you may also affect your credit rating.
Your options are: negotiate with the plaintiff. agree to pay the entire debt. agree to pay the debt in instalments. file a defence (asserting that you deny the entire claim or part of the claim) file a statement of cross-claim (asserting that you have a counter-claim against the plaintiff or a third party.
The Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) The rule provides that if serving the claim form by e-mail a solicitor acting for the defendant must previously have indicated in writing to the party serving the claim form that they are willing to accept service by e-mail and provide an e-mail address.
The particulars of claim can be set out on form N1 itself or in a separate document (which must include the title of the proceedings, name of the Court, the claim number and the names of the parties). If the claimant seeks aggravated, exemplary or provisional damages this should be stated, and why.