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Supreme Court Rules 2000
243Denial of allegations to be pleaded
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### 243 Denial of allegations to be pleaded
> > (1) Unless otherwise provided in these rules, a party must not generally deny or refuse to admit the facts alleged in a pleading or any part of a pleading but must deal specifically with each allegation of fact which the party does not admit.
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> > (2) A party is not required to plead to facts alleged by way of particulars of damage.
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> > (3) Unless expressly admitted, particulars of damage are put in issue in all cases.
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> > (4) A refusal to admit a fact alleged in a pleading must identify the fact specifically.
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> > (5) In an action for a debt or liquidated demand –
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> > > > (a) a mere denial of the debt is not permitted; and
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> > > > (b) a defence in denial must deny the matters of fact from which liability for the debt or liquidated demand is alleged to arise.
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> > (6) In an action on a bill of exchange, promissory note or cheque, a defence in denial must deny some matter of fact such as the drawing, making, endorsing, accepting, presenting or notice of dishonour.