25Action to be commenced by claim

### 25 Action to be commenced by claim > > (1)  [*\[Rule 25 Subrule (1) substituted by S.R. 2013, No. 69, Applied:04 Sep 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-09-04/sr-2013-069#GS22@EN) A proceeding that falls within a class of proceeding that is required under the [Supreme Court Rules 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2000-008) to be commenced by a writ is to be commenced by a claim. > > > (2)  A claim is to be filed in a registry. > > > (3)  A claim for a debt or liquidated sum is to contain a statement specifying – > > > > > > (a) the amount claimed in the action; and > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Rule 25 Subrule (3) amended by S.R. 2014, No. 42, Applied:12 Mar 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-03-12/sr-2014-042#GS4@Hpa@EN) the amount claimed for costs; and > > > > > > > (c) [*\[Rule 25 Subrule (3) amended by S.R. 2014, No. 42, Applied:12 Mar 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-03-12/sr-2014-042#GS4@Hpb@EN) the amount claimed for service of the claim. > > > (4)  [*\[Rule 25 Subrule (4) amended by S.R. 2014, No. 42, Applied:12 Mar 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-03-12/sr-2014-042#GS4@Hpc@EN) The amount claimed for costs under [subrule (3)(b)](#GS25@Gs3@Hpb@EN) is to be in accordance with [Part 3](#JS1@HS3@EN) of [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) . > > > (5)  [*\[Rule 25 Subrule (5) inserted by S.R. 2014, No. 42, Applied:12 Mar 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-03-12/sr-2014-042#GS4@Hpd@EN) The amount claimed for service of the claim under [subrule (3)(c)](#GS25@Gs3@Hpc@EN) is to be in accordance with item 14 of [Part 1](#JS1@HS1@EN) of [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) .