How is a claim formally issued by the court?

• A. The court seals the claim form and allocates a claim number
• B. The court issues an order for trial
• C. The court sends a summons to the defendant
• D. The court grants permission to proceed in person

Answer: (B)

The main idea is that the formal act that moves a claim into the court system and toward a hearing is the court issuing a concrete procedural order that sets the case for trial. When the court issues an order for trial, it places the claim on the timetable, confirms that the matter is proceeding, and directs the next steps for both sides. This is the step that signals the claim has reached a formal stage in the court process and is ready to be acted upon in preparation for trial.

The other actions are part of the process but do not themselves mark the formal issuance of the claim. Sealing the claim form and giving it a claim number are about creating and recording the claim in the system, but the specific formal trigger to advance toward a trial is the order for trial. Serving the defendant with a summons and obtaining permission to proceed in person are subsequent procedural steps that occur within the case, not the act that formally issues the claim.