Land Court Rules 2022
sec.12Statement of facts and issues
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sec.12 Statement of facts and issues
Each party to a proceeding must file a statement (a statement of facts and issues ) in the registry. The statement of facts and issues must— be in the approved form; and state— all the issues the party considers the court must decide; and all the material facts on which the party relies; and any conclusion or point of law on which the party relies, but only if the party also states the material facts in support of the conclusion or point; and the decision the party is asking the court to make; and if the proceeding is a recommendatory proceeding— state the recommendatory provision that applies to the proceeding; and comply with any requirements of the recommendatory Act applying to the conduct of the proceeding ; and be filed by the date directed by the court. If the court waives compliance with this rule, the court may direct that the parties comply with the uniform rules, with necessary changes, in relation to the proceeding. In this rule— recommendatory Act means the Act conferring on the court the function under the recommendatory provision. (sec.12-ssec.1) Each party to a proceeding must file a statement (a statement of facts and issues ) in the registry. (sec.12-ssec.2) The statement of facts and issues must— be in the approved form; and state— all the issues the party considers the court must decide; and all the material facts on which the party relies; and any conclusion or point of law on which the party relies, but only if the party also states the material facts in support of the conclusion or point; and the decision the party is asking the court to make; and if the proceeding is a recommendatory proceeding— state the recommendatory provision that applies to the proceeding; and comply with any requirements of the recommendatory Act applying to the conduct of the proceeding ; and be filed by the date directed by the court. (sec.12-ssec.3) If the court waives compliance with this rule, the court may direct that the parties comply with the uniform rules, with necessary changes, in relation to the proceeding. (sec.12-ssec.4) In this rule— recommendatory Act means the Act conferring on the court the function under the recommendatory provision.
- (a) be in the approved form; and
- (b) state— (i) all the issues the party considers the court must decide; and (ii) all the material facts on which the party relies; and (iii) any conclusion or point of law on which the party relies, but only if the party also states the material facts in support of the conclusion or point; and (iv) the decision the party is asking the court to make; and
- (i) all the issues the party considers the court must decide; and
- (ii) all the material facts on which the party relies; and
- (iii) any conclusion or point of law on which the party relies, but only if the party also states the material facts in support of the conclusion or point; and