Supreme Court Rules 2000

Before a writ is issued, it is to be endorsed – in the case of a claim for a debt or liquidated demand with a statement – of the amount claimed for the debt or liquidated demand and costs; and of brief particulars of the debt or liquidated demand; and stating that the action will be at an end, except in respect of the recovery of land, on payment of the amount claimed in respect of the debt and costs or liquidated demand and costs, within the period limited for appearance; or in any other case, with a statement of claim or a concise statement of the nature of the claim made and the relief or remedy sought in the action begun by the writ.

The amount claimed for the costs in an action under subrule (1)(a) is to be in accordance with the Table in Part 3 in Schedule 1.

If the plaintiff includes a claim for the recovery of land, the capital value of the land, if stated in the endorsement on the writ, is part of the amount of the claim for the purpose of the Table in Part 3 in Schedule 1.