Judicial principles and studies
Urgent Proceeding: Effect of Appearance on Commencement of Deadlines to File Answer and Evidence
This study summarizes how Articles 59 and 60 of the Civil Procedure Code and the defendant’s agent’s appearance affect the commencement of shortened deadlines in urgent proceedings.
Updated: 10 September 2026
Prepared and reviewed by: Ashraf Al-Khawaja
Subject
The summary links Articles 59 and 60 of the Civil Procedure Code with the appearance of the defendant’s agent before the first-instance court, focusing on the effect of that appearance on the period for filing the answer, evidence and applications in urgent proceedings.
Summary
Under Articles 59 and 60, the period to submit the answer, evidence and applications in urgent proceedings is half the period set by Article 59 and begins on the day following service or receipt of the claim and its attachments. The appearance of the defendant’s agent before court triggers the running of those periods because appearance constitutes notice of the suit and substitutes for formal service under Article 110(2). If the agent appeared and requested a copy and an extension to file his answer, the period runs from the following day, and the agent could obtain the copy from the court registry unless a legal impediment prevented that. This is an educational general summary and not judicial text or legal advice.
Practical significance
Defendants or their agents should consider that shortened deadlines in urgent proceedings run from actual notice (for example by appearance or receipt) and should promptly obtain the claim file and file their answer and evidence within the applicable period.
Sources and references
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