Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE — Pleadings — Statement of Claim — Reliefs — Incorporation by Reference

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

Incorporating reliefs by reference to the writ of summons is an irregularity, not a nullity. The defect must be objected to at the earliest opportunity—before pleading to the statement of claim. If the defendant pleads to the merits without objection, the right to challenge the…

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