| Defendant receives Summons |
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| Defendant disputes claim by completing Form 2 or 3 attached to the Summons |
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| Preparation of Statement of Defence - Form 36 and Counterclaim if any |
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Defendant to serve the documents on Plaintiff or his or her solicitor.
(a) Notice of Appearance disputing claim
(b) Statement of Defence and Counterclaim (if any) |
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If Plaintiff is not to contest |
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| Plaintiff to reply to the Statement of Defence |
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Hearing Day |
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| Service of the Defence to on the defendant |
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Judgment in favor of the defendant in default of defence obtained |
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| Hearing Date |
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| A Trial Date will be set. |
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| Plaintiff's decision |
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To wait for Trial Date |
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| To apply for summary judgment |
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| Preparation of Affidavit and documents to convince the Court that the defendant has no ground of defence |
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| Hearing for Summary Judgment |
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| Court's decision |
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Trialble Issue |
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| No Trialble Issue |
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Trial Date in open Court |
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| Judgment obtained |
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Judgment in favor of Defendant or Plaintiff |
