A supporting affidavit in an application to set aside a statutory demand is not confined to the specific factual basis expressly stated; it is sufficient if the grounds are raised expressly or by reasonably available inference. An offsetting claim for liquidated damages based on an alternative construction programme may be arguable where the subcontract and programme were annexed to the affidavit, even though the affidavit expressly relied on a different programme.
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