Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE — Pleadings — Statement of Claim — Reliefs — Reference to Writ of Summons by Incorporation Valid

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

A statement of claim that states "as per writ of summons" validly incorporates the reliefs from the writ by reference. This cures what would otherwise be a defective statement of claim. The incorporation is effective; the reliefs become part of the statement of claim. The…

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