Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE — Pleadings — Statement of Claim Supersedes Writ of Summons — Claims Omitted Deemed Abandoned

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

The statement of claim supersedes the writ of summons as the definitive pleading. Claims in the writ but omitted from the statement of claim are deemed abandoned. The principle applies to civil procedure. The rule ensures that the case is determined solely on the pleaded…

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