(1) A defendant acknowledging service —
(a) may state in the acknowledgment of service that all or part of the claim is admitted;
(b) must state in the acknowledgment of service the date on which the defendant received the claim form;
(c) who admits all or part of a claim for a specified sum of money – may file with the acknowledgment of service —
(i) details of the defendant's financial circumstances, and
(ii) proposals for payment of any sums admitted;
(d) who admits part of the claim under paragraph (a) – must state the amount admitted.
• Part 14 deals with the way in which proposals referred to in this paragraph are decided.
(2) A defendant who admits part of the claim must also file a defence as to the disputed part of the claim within the time for filing a defence.
• Rule 10.3 sets out the time for filing a defence.
(3) The defendant or the defendant's legal practitioner must sign the acknowledgment of service.
(4) The defendant must include in the acknowledgment of service an email address and physical address for service in a Member State or Territory within the jurisdiction to which documents may be sent.