Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE — Pleadings — Facts Are the Fountainhead of Law; Pleadings Determine the Scope of Evidence

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

Facts form the foundation of legal determination. Courts must scrutinise pleaded facts and evidence to determine which case preponderates. The principle applies to civil procedure. The rule emphasises the primacy of facts over abstract law. Advocacy requires mastery of facts. Law is applied to facts,…

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