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Introduction 15  \nThe Guide 15  \nThe King’s Bench Division 16  \nThe Specialist Courts 18  \nThe Judiciary 21  \nContact details 22  \n2. Litigants in person 23  \nGeneral 23  \nPractical assistance for litigants in person 24  \nDirect access barristers 26  \nHearings 26  \nBefore the Hearing 26  \nAt the Hearing 27  \nMcKenzie Friends 28  \n3. The Court File 30  \nUsing CE-FILE 31  \nIssuing on CE file 32  \nFiling documents on CE file 33  \nApplications 34  \nConsent orders 35  \nOriginal documents 35  \nAnonymity/confidential documents 36  \nHearing/trial bundles 36  \nProvisional Damages 37  \nOther communications with the court 37  \nFees 39  \nOnline public search 40  \nCE file problems 40  \n5  \n4. Applications made pre-issue or at the point of issue 41  \nInterim Remedies 41  \nDisclosure before proceedings are started 42  \nDefamation proceedings: Offer of Amends 42  \nPermission to serve out of the jurisdiction 42  \nApplications for anonymity 43  \nPossession claims against trespassers 45  \n5. Starting Proceedings in the King’s Bench Division  \nCentral Office 46  \nIssuing and Serving the Claim Form 46  \nPart 7 claims 47  \nAssignment to Master 47  \nThe Claim Form 48  \nStatements of Case (Part 7 Procedure) 49 Particulars of claim (Part 7 Procedure) 50  \nTitles of claims 52  \nStriking out of a claim 53  \nTotally Without Merit Order 54  \nPart 8 Procedure 54  \n6. Service of Documents 56  \nIntroduction 56  \nService of the Claim Form within the jurisdiction 56  \nService of the Claim Form out of the jurisdiction 57  \nService without permission 58  \nService with permission 58  \nMethods of service out of the jurisdiction 59  \nDocuments other than the Claim Form 60  \nService of application notices and court orders 60  \nService of documents from Foreign Courts or Tribunals 61  \nService where solicitors are acting for a party 61  \n7. Part 7 – Procedure following Service of the Claim Form 63  \nResponding to a Part 7 claim 63  \nDefence 64  \nStriking out of a defence 65  \nJudgment in default or on admissions 65  \nReply and further Statements of Case 66  \nPart 20 Proceedings: counterclaims and other additional claims 67  \nNotice of allocation and Direction questionnaires 67  \n6  \n8. Part 8 – Alternative procedure for claims 68  \nGeneral 68  \nSettlement of a provisional damages claim 69  \n9. 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Starting Proceedings in the King’s Bench Division\n## 6. Service of Documents\n## 7. Part 7 – Procedure following Service of the Claim Form\n## 8. Part 8 – Alternative procedure for claims\n## 9. Hearings\n## 10. Case Management\n## 11. Applications\n## 12. Interim remedies including injunctions and interim payments\n## 13. Children and Protected Parties\n## 14. Trial, judgments and orders\n## 15. Court Orders\n## 16. Civil Restraint Orders\n## 17. The Media and Communications List\n## 18. Appeals\n## 19. Cross-Border Service\n## 20. Cross-Border Requests for Taking of Evidence\n## 21. Group Litigation Orders “GLOs\"","[{\"question\":\"What does the King’s Bench Guide cover?\",\"answer\":\"It covers working practices of the King’s Bench Division, including introductions to the division, specialist courts and judiciary, court file handling, applications, service of documents, hearings, and case management. 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