(1) Proceedings to determine a case must be commenced by filing a fixed date claim form in Form 2 at the court office.
(2) The claim form may be issued by —
(a) a minister, magistrate, judge of a tribunal, tribunal, arbitrator or other person entitled by any enactment to state a case or to refer a question of law by way of case stated to the court; or
(b) any other party to the claim to which the case relates.
(3) The claim form must have the case stated annexed.
(4) Where an application has been granted under rule 61.2, the fixed date claim filed for that application may be deemed to have commenced proceedings and the claimant must —
(a) file the case stated at the court office within 14 days of receipt of the case stated by the minister, magistrate, judge of a tribunal, tribunal, arbitrator or other person entitled by any enactment to state a case or to refer a question of law by way of case stated to the court; and
(b) within 7 days serve a notice of filing on the persons set out in rule 61.3.
(5) The claim form must set out the particulars of the claimant's contentions on the question of law to which the claim relates.
(6) The claim form shall be accompanied by skeleton arguments.
(7) The court office must fix a date, time and place for the determination of the case.
(8) The claim must be served on the persons set out in rule 61.3.
(9) The claim must be served within 14 days after the service of the case stated.