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Effect of absence of defence to the plaintiff's claim

Effect of a general denial in a statement of defence

Effect of failure of the trial court to consider the already filed statement of defence

Effect of failure to file an amended statement of defence within the time prescribed by the court

Effect of failure to file statement of defence

Effect of failure to hear a party on its extant statement of defence

How the court construes averments in a statement of defence

How to determine whether the defence adequately answers the statement of claim

The rule that the statement of defence must be read together in order to ascertain whether there has been sufficient traverse of the facts in the statement of claim

Whether a defendant can concede to the plaintiff's case at the trial after specifically pleading facts to controvert those in the statement of claim

Whether a defendant can raise different defences in his statement of defence even if the defences raised are inconsistent

Whether a defendant must file a consequential amendment to an amended statement of claim

Whether the court can rely on the original statement of defence where there is an amended statement of defence

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