Requests for particulars must be confined to matters necessary to enable the opposing party to identify the case to be met, and should not seek detailed information about background or contextual allegations. Requests that concern evidentiary matters rather than allegations actually pleaded are in the nature of interrogatories and are not proper requests for particulars. The degree of specificity required in particulars is to be assessed by reference to the circumstances of the case and the real issues between the parties, having regard to the overriding purpose of just, quick and cheap resolution under s 56 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW).
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