Applications under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 by Part 8 claim

The procedure for bringing a claim under the Protection from Harassment Act is required by the CPR to be begun by a Part 8 claim by virtue of rule 50, Part 65, rule 28. CPR Part 8, rule 8 makes provision for an objection to the use of the Part 8 procedure to be made in a defendant's acknowledgment as service. The Court of Appeal (Lewison LJ) said in: Rushton v Tompkins & Anor [2017] EWCA Civ 1995