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Form N9B: Defence and counterclaim (specified amount)
Form N9B is your defence (and any counterclaim) to a claim for a fixed amount of money.
Get your N9B filled in for you. Add your details and papers, and we fill in the official HMCTS form for the County Court or High Court in England and Wales, ready to check, sign and send.
Who uses form N9B
A defendant who disputes all or part of a claim for a specified amount.
Deadline
14 days after the particulars of claim are served, or 28 days if you filed an acknowledgment of service (CPR 15.4). Always check the dates printed on your court papers.
What you need to fill it in
- Why you dispute the claim, point by point
- Any counterclaim against the claimant
- A statement of truth, signed by you
Use it when
Defendant disputes all or part of a claim for a fixed sum of money, or wants to counterclaim.
This page is legal information, not legal advice. You must check every answer, sign the statement of truth yourself and send the form to the court before your deadline.