Supreme Court Rules 1987

(1) A party shall, in a pleading subsequent to a statement of claim, plead specifically a fact or matter which:

(a) the party alleges makes a claim or defence of the opposite party not maintainable;

(b) if not pleaded specifically, might take the opposite party by surprise; or

(c) raises a question of fact not arising out of the preceeding pleading.

(2) In a proceeding for the recovery of land:

(a) the endorsement of a claim on the writ or, if that endorsement does not constitute a statement of claim, the statement of claim, shall describe the land so that it is physically identifiable; and

(b) the defendant shall plead specifically every ground of defence on which he relies and a plea that he is in possession of the land by himself or his tenant is not sufficient.

(3) A claim for exemplary damages shall be specifically pleaded together with the facts on which the party pleading relies.