Form and content
5.09 Form and content
A pleading is to:
(a) be expressed in plain English and in non-technical language unless required by the nature of the claim;
(b) be divided into paragraphs numbered consecutively and each allegation, so far as practicable, is to be contained in a separate paragraph;
(c) contain, in a summary form, a statement of all the material facts on which the party relies but not the evidence by which those facts are to be proved;
(d) where a claim or defence of a party arises by or under an Act – identify the specific provision relied on; and
(e) state specifically the amount of compensation sought (if any) or the relief or remedy sought.
In a pleading, a party may:
raise a point of law; and
(b) plead a conclusion of law if the material facts supporting the conclusion are pleaded.
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