(1) A defendant who wishes to defend all or part of a claim must file a defence (which may be in Form 5).
(2) If —
(a) a claim is commenced by a fixed date claim form in Form 2 and there is served with that claim form an affidavit instead of a statement of claim; or
(b) any rule requires the service of an affidavit,
the defendant may file an affidavit in answer instead of a defence.
(3) In this Part the expression “defence” includes an affidavit filed under paragraph (2).
(4) If a defendant fails to file a defence within the period for filing a defence, judgment for failure to defend may be entered if Part 12 allows it.
• Part 14 deals with the procedure to admit all or part of the claim.