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Use this 'response pack' to tell the court you need 28 days (rather than 14) to prepare your defence, or if you wish to challenge the court’s jurisdiction.

What to do if you're an employer who has been taken to an employment tribunal. Find out about the hearing, what happens if you lose your case and how to appeal.

• Overview

  You can be taken to an employment tribunal by an employee or someone else…

• Before the hearing

  You’ll be given at least 14 days’ notice before the hearing - you’ll get a…

• At the hearing

  Cases are normally held at the employment tribunal office closest to where…

• If you lose the case

  If you lose, the tribunal can order you to do certain things depending on…

• If you disagree with a tribunal decision

  You can ask the tribunal to reconsider the decision if you lose the case.…

• Legislation

  The Employment Tribunal follows certain rules and processes that you also…

How to take someone to the Patents Court for using a patent or registered design without permission.

• Updated: 5 February 2020

How to take someone to the court over an issue around intellectual property, such as copyright or a patent.

• Updated: 13 March 2024

Form RTA5: Stage 2 settlement pack form and response to settlement pack.

Defend a claim for a specified amount of money if you dispute it or make a counterclaim for money you think the claimant owes you.

What happens if someone makes a money claim against you, saying you owe them money, and how you can respond or defend yourself

Tenants can use this form to tell the court why they have rent arrears and if they disagree with what their landlord has put on the ‘claim for possession’ form.

Use this form to tell the court if you admit liability for a money claim, or about goods you need to return to a claimant.

Use this form to make an additional claim under Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) Part 20.