DIFC and ADGM procedure guides
When is the deadline for automatic stay where claim is not defended or admitted?
Court and parties considering procedural status must check Rules of the DIFC Courts (RDC 2014), Part 16, rule 16.25. At least six calendar months since that expiry. The identified act is to determine whether the claim has become stayed. No defendant has admitted, defended or counterclaimed, and the claimant has not entered or applied for default or immediate judgment. This is a conditional stay, not a filing deadline. This guide preserves the source boundary without a calculated final date or paid calculation.
- Period
- At least six calendar months since that expiry
- Trigger
- Actual expiry of the applicable defence period
- Rule
- Rules of the DIFC Courts (RDC 2014), Part 16, rule 16.25
Use the maintained DIFC rule collection and actual orders. This review selects Amended Appeals for Part 44 and keeps Former Appeals separately as historical text. It does not assume every older matter uses the current route.
Source guide · No automated date
Check the applicable procedure
Source guide. At least six calendar months since that expiry. Establish actual expiry of the applicable defence period and the applicable branch. No computed date or paid calculation is available because actual-event and completion qualifications remain unverified.
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When is the deadline for automatic stay where claim is not defended or admitted?
Court and parties considering procedural status must check Rules of the DIFC Courts (RDC 2014), Part 16, rule 16.25. At least six calendar months since that expiry. The identified act is to determine whether the claim has become stayed. No defendant has admitted, defended or counterclaimed, and the claimant has not entered or applied for default or immediate judgment. This is a conditional stay, not a filing deadline. This guide preserves the source boundary without a calculated final date or paid calculation.
Responsible actor. Court and parties considering procedural status.
Actual expiry of the applicable defence period
No defendant has admitted, defended or counterclaimed, and the claimant has not entered or applied for default or immediate judgment. This is a conditional stay, not a filing deadline.
Source guide. At least six calendar months since that expiry. Establish actual expiry of the applicable defence period and the applicable branch. No computed date or paid calculation is available because actual-event and completion qualifications remain unverified.
Rules of the DIFC Courts (RDC 2014), Part 16, rule 16.25How does this provision count time?
- At least six calendar months since that expiry
- RDC 2.12 counts days as clear days. The start day is excluded, and an event-defined end day is excluded too. RDC 2.13 excludes nonbusiness days for periods of five days or less; RDC 2.14 counts them for longer periods. RDC 2.19 uses calendar months.
- RDC 2.15 protects an act at the Registry when its prescribed period ends on a closed Registry day. It does not automatically extend every payment, service, minimum interval or conditional stay. RDC 2.17 ordinarily requires a stated-date act by 4 p.m., subject to the actual rule and order.
RDC 2.12 counts days as clear days. The start day is excluded, and an event-defined end day is excluded too. RDC 2.13 excludes nonbusiness days for periods of five days or less; RDC 2.14 counts them for longer periods. RDC 2.19 uses calendar months.
RDC 2.15 protects an act at the Registry when its prescribed period ends on a closed Registry day. It does not automatically extend every payment, service, minimum interval or conditional stay. RDC 2.17 ordinarily requires a stated-date act by 4 p.m., subject to the actual rule and order.
Rules of the DIFC Courts (RDC 2014), Part 16, rule 16.25Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Source guide. At least six calendar months since that expiry. Establish actual expiry of the applicable defence period and the applicable branch. No computed date or paid calculation is available because actual-event and completion qualifications remain unverified.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Applicable statutory or procedural branch
- No defendant has admitted, defended or counterclaimed, and the claimant has not entered or applied for default or immediate judgment. This is a conditional stay, not a filing deadline.
- Applicable edition and transition
- Use the maintained DIFC rule collection and actual orders. This review selects Amended Appeals for Part 44 and keeps Former Appeals separately as historical text. It does not assume every older matter uses the current route.
- Source guide. At least six calendar months since that expiry. Establish actual expiry of the applicable defence period and the applicable branch. No computed date or paid calculation is available because actual-event and completion qualifications remain unverified.
- DIFC Part 8 acknowledgment and service concerns file Form P8/02 and serve it on the claimant and other parties from actual service of the part8 claim form, with not more than fourteen days after service. DIFC jurisdiction application after acknowledgment concerns make the evidence-supported jurisdiction application from actual filing of the acknowledgment of service, with within fourteen days after filing. DIFC judgment request after an admission concerns file the request for judgment from actual service of the admission on the claimant, with fourteen days after service before the stay consequence. Those events do not replace actual expiry of the applicable defence period for this step.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When is the deadline for automatic stay where claim is not defended or admitted?
What period governs DIFC conditional stay after an unanswered claim?
At least six calendar months since that expiry. Rules of the DIFC Courts (RDC 2014), Part 16, rule 16.25 supplies this period. It does not by itself establish the actual event or a final completion date.
Rules of the DIFC Courts (RDC 2014), Part 16, rule 16.25Which event controls DIFC conditional stay after an unanswered claim?
Establish actual expiry of the applicable defence period. No defendant has admitted, defended or counterclaimed, and the claimant has not entered or applied for default or immediate judgment. This is a conditional stay, not a filing deadline. The catalog date label does not prove this event.
Rules of the DIFC Courts (RDC 2014), Part 16, rule 16.25Who completes the step for DIFC conditional stay after an unanswered claim?
Court and parties considering procedural status. The source identifies the act as determine whether the claim has become stayed. Filing, service, payment, a minimum notice and a stay status must remain distinct.
Rules of the DIFC Courts (RDC 2014), Part 16, rule 16.25Which conditions change DIFC conditional stay after an unanswered claim?
No defendant has admitted, defended or counterclaimed, and the claimant has not entered or applied for default or immediate judgment. This is a conditional stay, not a filing deadline. Use the maintained DIFC rule collection and actual orders. This review selects Amended Appeals for Part 44 and keeps Former Appeals separately as historical text. It does not assume every older matter uses the current route.
Rules of the DIFC Courts (RDC 2014), Part 16, rule 16.25How are time and closure treated for DIFC conditional stay after an unanswered claim?
RDC 2.12 counts days as clear days. The start day is excluded, and an event-defined end day is excluded too. RDC 2.13 excludes nonbusiness days for periods of five days or less; RDC 2.14 counts them for longer periods. RDC 2.19 uses calendar months. RDC 2.15 protects an act at the Registry when its prescribed period ends on a closed Registry day. It does not automatically extend every payment, service, minimum interval or conditional stay. RDC 2.17 ordinarily requires a stated-date act by 4 p.m., subject to the actual rule and order.
Rules of the DIFC Courts (RDC 2014), Part 16, rule 16.25Why does DIFC conditional stay after an unanswered claim show no final date?
The source period is retained, but the actual actual expiry of the applicable defence period and applicable completion route need checking against your case. Check the actual documents and orders. No paid calculation is available.
Rules of the DIFC Courts (RDC 2014), Part 16, rule 16.25Official sources and review
Provisions used (2)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Rules of the DIFC Courts (RDC 2014), Part 16, rule 16.25 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| RDC 2.11-2.20, time and variations | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |