Section 12.4

Subject to paragraph (3), a claimant may obtain a default judgment by filing a request in the relevant practice form where the claim is for— a specified amount of money (Form N205A or N225); an amount of money to be decided by the court (Form N205B or N227); delivery of goods where the claim form gives the defendant the alternative of paying their value (N205A, N225); or any combination of these remedies. Where the defendant is an individual, the claimant must provide the defendant’s date of birth (if known) where required in the form. The claimant must make an application in accordance with Part 23 if they wish to obtain a default judgment— and where the defendant is an individual, the claimant must provide the defendant’s date of birth (if known) in Part C of the application notice. on a claim which consists of or includes a claim for any other remedy; or where rule 12.10 or rule 12.11 says so, Where a claimant— they may still obtain a default judgment by filing a request under paragraph (1). claims any other remedy in the claim form in addition to those specified in paragraph (1); but abandons that claim in their request for judgment, In civil proceedings against the Crown, as defined in rule 66.1(2), a request for a default judgment must be considered by a Master or District Judge, who must in particular be satisfied that the claim form and particulars of claim have been properly served on the Crown in accordance with section 18 of the Crown Proceedings Act 1947 and rule 6.10.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-08-15