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 […]
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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 […]
Action proceedings Introduction and overview Action proceedings are used when a real and substantial dispute of fact needs to be decided by a court of law. This is done during a trial before a judge or magistrate who must consider not only the balance of probabilities of facts but also […]