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406 Pleadings—statements in
(1) Each pleading must—
(a) be as brief as the nature of the case allows; and
(b) contain a statement in a summary form of the material facts on
which the party relies but not the evidence by which the facts
are to be proved; and
(c) state specifically any matter that if not stated specifically may
take another party by surprise; and
(d) subject to rule 419 (Pleadings—other relief), state specifically
any relief the party claims; and
(e) if a claim or defence under a statute is relied on—identify the
specific provision of the statute.
(2) A party may raise a point of law in a pleading if the party also pleads
the material facts in support of the point.
Rule 407