Section 26.4(1)

Subject to rule 26.8, if a defendant files a defence— a court officer shall— provisionally decide the track which appears to be most suitable for the claim; and serve on each party a notice of proposed allocation; and the notice of proposed allocation shall— specify any matter to be complied with by the date specified in the notice; require the parties to file a completed directions questionnaire and serve copies on all other parties; state the address of the court or the court office to which the directions questionnaire must be returned; inform the parties how to obtain the directions questionnaire; and if a case appears suitable for allocation to the fast track, intermediate track or multi-track, require the parties to file proposed directions by the date specified in the notice.

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