statements of case

Further statements of case following a Reply are possible, but require the court's permission.

Statements of case may refer to points of law and include names of witnesses whom it is proposed to call.

The Particulars of Claim, Defence and Reply are all statements of case.

The claim form and all statements of case must be verified by a statement of truth, signed by the party or his or her legal representative.

The practitioner, or "special pleader" in English law specialised in drafting "pleadings", in modern terminology statements of case.

These exchanges are not technically part of the pleading process, and parties are not encouraged to take points on any discrepancy between pre-action correspondence and the formal statements of case.

There were special registration forms to fill in, statements of case to prepare, and then a constant flow of official letters and advance programmes which were often as confusing as they were helpful.

Some of the work has already been done, but we still need to find around £15,000 to enable the expert witnesses to prepare their statements of case and to be available to present their evidence at the inquiry.

The Practice Direction accompanying Part 16 sets out various items which must be included in or served with statements of case in particular circumstances, for example medical reports (paragraphs 4.3 and 12.1) and written contracts (paragraph 7.3).

Part 16 of the Civil Procedure Rules and its accompanying Practice Direction (CPR PD 16) govern the content of the claim form (equivalent to a Summons) and statements of case.

Amendment of statements of case is governed by CPR Part 17, and requests for information about statements of case are governed by CPR Part 18.