Dispute the claim or part of the claim
If the respondent wishes to dispute the claim, a response must be sent to the court before the response deadline. This is done by completing Sections C and D on Form 4A. It will then be considered by the sheriff. The sheriff can take one of the following actions:
•refer both parties in the case for ADR;
•arrange a case management discussion;
•arrange a hearing;
•consider whether or not to make a ‘decision’ about the claim without a hearing;
•dismiss the claim or make a ‘decision’ because the claim is unlikely to be successful.