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r 27.05

Hearing of application

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Chapter 1General Rules
Part 27Summary judgment

27.05 Hearing of application

(1)

On the hearing of an application for judgment, the Court may:

(a)

dismiss the application;

(b) give the appropriate judgment for the plaintiff against the defendant on the claim or the part of the claim to which the application relates, having regard to the nature of the relief or remedy claimed; or

(c) give the defendant leave to defend the claim or the part of the claim to which the application relates, either unconditionally or on terms in relation to giving security, paying money into the Court, time, the manner of hearing or otherwise.

(2) The Court may stay the execution of a judgment given under subrule (1)(b) until after the hearing of a counterclaim made by the defendant in the proceedings.

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