293
CurrentSummary judgment for defendant
Chapter 9Ending proceedings early
Part 2Summary judgment
Division 2Applying for summary judgment
293 Summary judgment for defendant
(1)
A defendant may, at any time after filing a notice of intention to defend, apply to the court under this part for judgment against a plaintiff.
(2)
If the court is satisfied—
(a)
the plaintiff has no real prospect of succeeding on all or a part of the plaintiff’s claim; and
(b)
there is no need for a trial of the claim or the part of the claim;
the court may give judgment for the defendant against the plaintiff for all or the part of the plaintiff’s claim and may make any other order the court considers appropriate.
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