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CAP. 4 The Rules of the Supreme Court--Order 18 [1988 Ed.
(2) A plaintiff on whom a defendant serves a counterclaim must, if he intends to defend it, serve on that defendant a defence to counterclaim.
(3) Where a plaintiff serves both a reply and a defence to counterclaim on any defendant, he must include them in the same document.
(4) A reply to any defence must be served by the plaintiff before the expiration of 14 days after the service on him of that defence, and a defence to counterclaim must be served by the plaintiff before the expiration of 14 days after the service on him of the counterclaim to which it relates.
Pleadings subsequent to reply (O. 18, r. 4)
4. No pleading subsequent to a reply or a defence to counterclaim shall be served except with the leave of the Court.
Service of pleadings in Summer Vacation (O. 18, r. 5)
5. Pleadings or amended pleadings shall not be served during the Summer Vacation, except with the leave of the Court or with the consent of all the parties to the action.
(HK) Filing of pleadings and originating process (O. 18, r. 5A)
5A. (1) Subject to Order 3, rule 5(3) and subject to the provisions of this rule, every pleading and originating process shall be filed in the Registry within the time during which that pleading or originating process may be served by him on any other party.
(2) A party may apply to the court for further time to file a pleading or originating process on a summons stating the further time required.
(3) If a party fails to file a pleading or originating process within the time allowed under paragraph (1) or further time allowed under paragraph (2), he shall not be at liberty to file that pleading or originating process without the leave of the Court.
Pleadings: formal requirements (O. 18, r. 6)
6. (1) Every pleading in an action must bear on its face-
(a) the year in which the writ in the action was issued and the number of the action,
(b) the title of the action,
(d) the description of the pleading, and
(e) the date on which it was served.
(2) Every pleading must, if necessary, be divided into paragraphs numbered consecutively, each allegation being so far as convenient contained in a separate paragraph.
A 62
[Subsidiary]
CAP. 4 The Rules of the Supreme Court--Order 18 [1988 Ed.
(2) A plaintiff on whom a defendant serves a counterclaim must, if he intends to defend it, serve on that defendant a defence to counterclaim.
(3) Where a plaintiff serves both a reply and a defence to counterclaim on any defendant, he must include them in the same document.
(4) A reply to any defence must be served by the plaintiff before the expiration of 14 days after the service on him of that defence, and a defence to counterclaim must be served by the plaintiff before the expiration of 14 days after the service on him of the counterclaim to which it relates.
Pleadings subsequent to reply (O. 18, r. 4)
4. No pleading subsequent to a reply or a defence to counter- claim shall be served except with the leave of the Court.
Service of pleadings in Summer Vacation (O. 18, r. 5)
5.
Pleadings or amended pleadings shall not be served during the Summer Vacation, except with the leave of the Court or with the consent of all the parties to the action.
(HK) Filing of pleadings and originating process (O. 18, r. 5A)
5A. (1) Subject to Order 3, rule 5(3) and subject to the provisions of this rule, every pleading and originating process shall be filed in the Registry within the time during which that pleading or originating process may be served by him on any other party.
(2) A party may apply to the court for further time to file a pleading or originating process on a summons stating the further time required.
(3) If a party fails to file a pleading or originating process within the time allowed under paragraph (1) or further time allowed under paragraph (2), he shall not be at liberty to file that pleading or originating process without the leave of the Court.
Pleadings: formal requirements (O. 18, r. 6)
6. (1) Every pleading in an action must bear on its face-
(a) the year in which the writ in the action was issued and the
number of the action,
(b) the title of the action,
(d) the description of the pleading, and
(e) the date on which it was served.
(2) Every pleading must, if necessary, be divided into para- graphs numbered consecutively, each allegation being so far as convenient contained in a separate paragraph.
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