Form and content
8.01 Form and content
A pleading is to:
(a) be expressed in plain English and in non-technical language except to the extent required by the nature of the claim;
(b) be divided into paragraphs numbered consecutively and each allegation, so far as practicable, is to be referred to 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; and
(d) if a claim or defence of a party arises by or under an Act – identify the specific provision relied on.
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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