Notice of Intention to Defend The defendant in every civil action shall be allowed ten (10) days after service of summons on him/her within which to deliver a notice of intention to defend, either personally or through his attorney: Provided that the days between 16 December and 15 January, both […]
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Provisional Sentence Summons Where by law any person may be summoned to answer a claim made for provisional sentence, proceedings shall be instituted by way of a summons as near as may be in accordance with Form 3 of the First Schedule of the Uniform Rules of Court in High […]
Declaration / Particulars of claim The declaration / particulars of claim advise the defendant of the relief claimed against him/her and the grounds upon which such relief is claimed. As such it should clearly and concisely state the material facts on which the plaintiff relies for his claim, with enough […]
Combined Summons In every case where the claim is not for a debt or liquidated demand the summons shall be as near as may be in accordance with Form 10 of the First Schedule of the Uniform Rules in High Court matters, to which summons shall be annexed a statement […]
Simple Summons In every case where the claim is for a debt or liquidated demand the summons shall be as near as may be in accordance with Form 9 of the First Schedule of the Uniform Rules in High Court matters, and Form 2 of Annexure 1 of the Magistrates’ […]
Summons Action proceedings, also known as actions or trials, are initiated by way of summons. Summons is a form of process sued out through the office of the registrar and addressed to the sheriff, directing him/her to inform the defendant of the nature of the claim that the plaintiff has […]
Combined summons – Magistrates’ Court – Form 2B of Annexure 1 of the Magistrates’ Court Rules – Magistrates’ Court Rule 5(2)(a) In every case where the claim is not for a debt or liquidated demand the summons shall be a combined summons similar to Form 2B of Annexure 1, to […]
Combined summons – Magistrates’ Court – Divorce Matters – Form 2C of Annexure 1 of the Magistrates’ Court Rules – Magistrates’ Court Rule 5(2)(a) In every case where the claim is not for a debt or liquidated demand the summons shall be a combined summons similar to Form 2B of […]
Combined summons – High Court – Form 10 of the First Schedule of the Uniform Rules of Court – Uniform Rule of Court 17(2)(a) In every case where the claim is not for a debt or liquidated demand the summons shall be as near as may be in accordance with […]