When no response/time to pay application has been received
If no response form or time to pay application has been received by the court from the respondent by the last date for a response, the sheriff does not have to send written orders to the parties.
If the claimant then sends an ‘Application for a Decision’ to the court within two weeks of the last date for response, the sheriff may:
1Part 7.4 Simple Procedure Rules•dismiss the claim; or
•make a decision awarding the claimant some or all of what was asked for in the claim form; or
•where a decision cannot be made awarding the claimant some or all of what was asked for in the claim form, order the claimant or the parties to come to court to discuss the terms of the decision.
If the claimant does not send an ‘Application for a Decision’ to the court within two weeks from the last date for a response, the sheriff must dismiss the claim.