Civil Litigation · glossary
The claimant’s answer to the Defence, served here with its defence to the counterclaim. Ravensett’s Reply admits the £40,000 and sets it off. It also gives five reasons why Corledge’s clauses are unreasonable. Reply and Defence to Counterclaim, heading · Chapter 5 · see Set-off, Requirement of reasonableness
Explained in Chapter 5, The Defence, the Counterclaim and the Liability Cap, of Civil Litigation.
Once the Particulars are served, the defendant must answer them. Its answer is the Defence, which goes through them point by point and says what it accepts and what it fights. In the same document, the defendant can make a claim of its own, called a counterclaim. The claimant then answers both in one document, the Reply.Read Chapter 5, The Defence, the Counterclaim and the Liability Cap →
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