Statement of Defence
A standard statement of defence. This document belongs to the General category.
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IN THE [COURT_NAME]
IN THE [JUDICIAL_DIVISION]
SUIT NO: [SUIT_NO]
BETWEEN
[CLAIMANT_NAME] CLAIMANT
AND
[DEFENDANT_NAME] DEFENDANT
STATEMENT OF DEFENCE
Save and except as is hereinafter expressly admitted, the Defendant denies each and every allegation of fact contained in the Statement of Claim as if same were set out seriatim and specifically traversed.
1. The Defendant admits paragraphs [ADMISSIONS] of the Statement of Claim.
2. The Defendant denies paragraphs [DENIALS] of the Statement of Claim.
3. [FACTS]
4. WHEREOF the Defendant states that the Claimant's claim is frivolous, vexatious and gold-digging and should be dismissed with substantial cost.
DATED THIS [DATE]
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[DEFENDANT_COUNSEL]
DEFENDANT'S SOLICITORS
[DEFENDANT_COUNSEL_ADDRESS]