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75 When proceeding taken to be dismissed
(1) A proceeding is taken to be dismissed in relation to a defendant if—
(a) at the end of 1 year after the day the originating process is
issued, an affidavit of service of the process on the defendant
has not been filed in the court; or
(b) at the end of 1 year after the day the originating process is served
on the defendant—
(i) a notice of intention to respond or defence has not been
filed in the court by the defendant; and
(ii) judgment has not been entered in relation to the defendant;
and
(iii) the proceeding has not otherwise been disposed of in
relation to the defendant.
(2) Also, a proceeding is taken to be dismissed in relation to a party if the
party does not take a step in the proceeding before the end of 1 year
after the day the last step was taken in the proceeding.
(3) For subrule (2), the filing in the court of a notice of intention to
proceed in relation to a proceeding is taken to be a step in the
Note See approved form 2.84 (Notice of intention to proceed) AF2008-3.
Rule 76
(4) A proceeding is taken to be dismissed under subrule (1) or (2) on the
day after the day the relevant 1-year period mentioned in the subrule
There is 1 plaintiff and 1 defendant to a proceeding. The defendant takes a step in
the proceeding on 1 July 2006. If the plaintiff fails to take the next step on or before
1 July 2007, the proceeding is taken to be dismissed on 2 July 2007.
(5) If a proceeding is taken to be dismissed in relation to a defendant
under subrule (1) or (2), the plaintiff must pay the costs of the
(6) Unless the court otherwise orders, subrule (5) does not apply if the
proceeding is reinstated under rule 76.