Principle

CIVIL PROCEDURE — Pleadings — Statement of Claim Supersedes Writ of Summons — Effect on Reliefs

Area of law
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

This principle establishes that the statement of claim supersedes the writ of summons, so reliefs in the writ but not in the statement of claim are abandoned, and reliefs added to the statement of claim are deemed claimed. The principle applies where reliefs differ. It…

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