CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.
No. 3 of 1901.
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PART III.—PROVISIONAL REMEDIES.
Chapter XXV.—Arrest and Attachment before Judgment.
Chapter XXVI.—Temporary Injunction.
Chapter XXVII.—Receiver.
PART IV.—APPEALS.
Chapter XXVIII.—Appeal to the Full Court.
PART V.—MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
Chapter XXIX.—Business in Chambers.
Chapter XXX.—Various Provisions.
6. All civil proceedings in the Court heretofore called suits shall be called actions, and shall be instituted and carried on in the manner hereinafter prescribed.
Institution and carrying on of actions. H. K. Code, s. 5.
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PART I.
ACTIONS IN GENERAL.
CHAPTER I.
INSTITUTION OF ACTION.
Writ of Summons.
7. Subject to the provisions hereinafter contained with respect to the institution of special actions and proceedings, every action in the Court shall be commenced by a writ of summons.
Actions to begin with writ of summons. H. K. Code, s. 9 (1).
Form 1.
and contents [ib. s. 9 (2).]
8.—(1) The writ shall be prepared by the plaintiff or his solicitor. It shall be written or printed, or partly written and partly printed, and shall specify the name, description, and place of abode of the plaintiff and of the defendant, so far as they can be ascertained, the subject-matter of the claim, and the relief or remedy required in the action.
(2) If the plaintiff sues, or the defendant is sued, in a representative capacity, the writ shall specify such capacity.
O. 5 r. 10.
O. 3, r. 4.
9. The writ shall bear date on the day on which it is issued, and shall be tested in the name of the Chief Justice.
Date and teste of writ. H. K. Code, s. 9 (2).
10.—(1) The plaintiff or his solicitor shall, on presenting the writ for sealing, leave with the Registrar a copy of the writ and all the indorsements thereon.
O. 5 r. 12.
* As amended by No. 1 of 1912.