counterclaim, the defending party must acknowledge service and serve its own evidence within 14 days. If it does not, it is not allowed to rely on any evidence unless the court gives permission. Adjudication business Enforcement proceedings: section 9 of the TCC Guide is dedicated to the court's role in the business of adjudication, and in particular it sets out a special rapid procedure for enforcing adjudicator's decisions. The procedure is the same whether the adjudication arises under the HGCRA, a standard contract term or is simply being followed by the parties on an ad hoc basis. Other adjudication business: it should be noted that the TCC Guide does not set out a full procedure to be followed for adjudication business other than enforcement application, but it recognises that such business will also need to be taken rapidly. Practitioners have been left to adapt or adopt the adjudication enforcement procedure to suit applications made in respect of other adjudication business they wish to bring before the court. It is not always the case that a case management conference will take place. It is increasingly the case that the judge will issue directions on paper as in enforcement cases, with liberty to apply. Other adjudication business will normally involve applications for declaratory relief arising out of the commencement of a disputed adjudication. These might concern: disputes over the jurisdiction of an adjudicator; disputes over whether there is a written contract between the parties (for construction contracts entered into before 1 October