Applied Legal Knowledge – Civil Practice – Seminar 9

Pre-seminar MCQs

ALK Seminar 9 MCQ Quiz

This quiz is intended to assist you in consolidating your understanding of the letter of claim, claim
form and particulars of claim following the lectures, and to give you some further practice at
answering MCQs ahead of the final assessment.

1. Which of the following statements about the letter of claim is incorrect?

A. The letter of claim is sent by the Claimant to the Defendant as part of the relevant pre-action protocol.

B. The letter of claim must take a set form, prescribed by CPR Rule 16 and Practice Direction 16.

C. The letter of claim must set out concise details of the claim, including the basis on which the claim is
made, a summary of the facts, and what the Claimant wants from the Defendant.

D. This letter of claim is sent before proceedings are formally commenced at court.

2. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

A. The Claimant or their representative will need to complete the Claim Form and Particulars of Claim.

B. There is no set form that the Particulars of Claim must take, but CPR Part 16 contains a number of
requirements for what it must contain.

C. The Particulars of Claim does not always need to be submitted at the same time as the claim form.

D. The Claimant or their representative will need to send the claim form and particulars of claim to the
Defendant to commence the claim.

3. Which of the following statements is correct?

A. The letter of claim should be sent to the Defendant. The Claim Form and Particulars of Claim should be
sent to the court. The claim will formally commence at the point at which the Defendant receives the
letter of claim.

B. The letter of claim should be sent to the Defendant before the claim is commenced. The Claim Form
and Particulars of Claim should be sent to the court. The claim will formally commence at the point at
which the Claim Form and Particulars of Claim are received by the court, and the court issues the claim.

C. The letter of claim should be sent to the court alongside the Claim Form and Particulars of Claim in
order to commence the claim. The claim will formally commence at the point at which these
documents are received by the court, and the court issues the claim.

D. The letter of claim should be sent to the Defendant alongside the Claim Form and Particulars of Claim in
order to commence the claim. The claim will formally commence at the point at which the Defendant
receives these documents.