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HIGH COURT RULES 20042004 No. 304- RULE 27.04

Contents of a Statement of Claim

A Statement of Claim:

(a)
shall state the basis on which it is claimed that the matter is within the original jurisdiction of the Court;

(b)
shall contain in a summary form a statement of all the material facts on which the plaintiff relies, but not the evidence by which those facts are to be proved;

(c)
where any claim arises by or under any Act, shall identify the specific provisions relied on; and

(d) shall contain the necessary particulars of any fact or matter pleaded, including:

(i)
all particulars necessary to enable the opposite party to plead or to define the questions for trial or to avoid surprise at trial; and
(ii)
particulars of any misrepresentation, fraud, breach of trust, wilful default, or like matter; and
(e)
shall state specifically the relief or remedy claimed.



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