There is no general requirement that conversations conducted in a foreign language must be pleaded by setting out the precise words in the original language and a precise English translation. Under UCPR r 152, unless precise words are material, a pleading may state the effect of spoken words as briefly as possible. The Court of Appeal will only interfere with interlocutory practice and procedure decisions where error of principle and substantial injustice are shown.
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