THE REPLY: THE THEME OF THE DAY: SIX USEFUL CHECKLISTS: MAKING SURE YOUR PLEADING DOESN’T FAIL THE BASIC TESTS
A post earlier today promised checklists on the essential elements that need to be considered when drafting a Reply. There are six here (we will deal with drafting a Defence to counterclaim separately). These should be useful in relation to…
DRAFTING A DEFENCE TO COUNTERCLAIM: SOME IMPORTANT POINTS: YOU HAVE TO COMPLY WITH CPR 16 AND DO IT FULLY AND PROPERLY
The posts earlier today dealt with service and the drafting of a Reply. They emphasised that a Defence to Counterclaim is wholly different from a Reply.A Reply is generally optional. A Defence to Counterclaim is not.A party that fails to…
DRAFTING A REPLY: WHAT IT SHOULD CONTAIN AND WHAT IT SHOULD NOT: THE KEY ISSUES CONSIDERED
You may have noted that the theme of today is the Reply. Here we look at how a Reply should be drafted if a decision is made that one should be served. “A Reply should not, however, be used to…
BACK TO BASICS MONDAY: THE RIGHT TO REPLY: WHEN MUST YOU DO IT AND WHEN SHOULD YOU DO IT? THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF A DEFENCE TO COUNTERCLAIM
There are a surprising number of cases that deal with the drafting of a Reply. Today we are having a detailed look of the rules and case law relating to the Reply. Here we take a look at the rules…
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