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Part · Commencement of Proceedings

16. Contents of claim

In plain English

A claim must give the name and address of each claimant, each defendant and, in a representative claim, each person represented. It must state how much each claimant or person represented is claiming. It must also give enough detail to tell the defendant why the claim is made and how each amount was worked out.

Summary · Drafted with AI, checked against the official text on 30 Sep 2026.

A claim shall contain —

(a)

the name and address of each claimant and, in the case of a representative claim, the name and address of each person represented;

(b)

the name and address of each defendant;

(c)

the sum of money claimed by each claimant or person represented; and

(d)

such other particulars of the claim as are reasonably sufficient to inform the defendant of the ground for the claim and the manner in which the amount claimed by each claimant or person represented has been calculated.