PrincipleCIVIL PROCEDURE — Pleadings — Law Need Not Be Pleaded
- Area of law
- CIVIL PROCEDURE
- Court
- Supreme Court
Facts must be pleaded; laws need not be. The principle applies to civil procedure. Statutory defences like limitation are exceptions. The rule promotes efficient pleading. The court will apply the relevant law regardless of whether it is pleaded. The principle is well-established.
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