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Effect of a denial of a fact in a particular paragraph leaving another fact undenied
Effect of an admission in pleadings
Effect of a party departing from his pleadings
Effect of a party's averment which is not denied
Effect of attaching exhibits to pleadings
Effect of averments without evidence in proof
Effect of evidence led in respect of a fact not pleaded
Effect of evidence which is at variance with pleadings
Effect of failure to clearly plead the question of limitation
Effect of failure to file pleadings
Effect of failure to plead "internal mechanisms"
Effect of failure to plead limitation of liability
Effect of failure to plead the defence of limitation
Effect of the defendant's failure to raise objections to factual and documentary pieces of evidence that were not pleaded
Effect of variation in pleadings
Matters that must be specifically pleaded
Meaning and nature of pleadings
Meaning of a frivolous and vexatious pleading
Meaning of a scandalous pleading
Meaning of pleadings
Need for a party who intends to rely on a statute to plead the particular sections
Need for a party who seeks to rely on laches, acquiescence or limitation to plead them
Need for the pleas of limitation and estoppel per rem judicatam to be determined first
Position of the law where a pleader alleges more than is necessary
Purpose of pleadings
Rationale behind the requirement that a legal defence to an action for possession of immoveable property must be pleaded
The aim of pleading
The function of pleadings
The object of pleadings
The position of the law where a party makes an averment and same is not denied by the adversary
The position of the law where there is a departure from pleadings at a trial by one party whereas the other's evidence accorded with his pleadings
The principle that facts not pleaded go to no issue
The principle that pleadings do not constitute evidence
The principle that what is not denied is deemed admitted and what is admitted needs no further proof
the principle that where a party has suffered quantifiable loss as a result of a breach of a right he is required to specifically plead it
The principle that where a party’s evidence is inconsistent with his pleaded case while that of his opponent is consistent with his pleadings, the opponent’s case is preferable to the one who departs from his pleading
The purpose and importance of pleadings
The purpose of pleading material particulars
The reason for the requirement of pleading limitation
The reasons for requiring that estoppel should be pleaded
The requirement of the law for pleadings in a defamation action
The rule that a party cannot set up a case inconsistent with his pleadings
The rule that a party is bound by admissions contained in his own pleadings
The rule that every matter which will take the other party by surprise should be pleaded
The rule that parties are bound by their pleadings
The rule that that a court of law is not entitled to raise an issue ex proprio motu outside the confines of the pleadings
The rule that what is admitted on the pleadings needs no further proof
The rule that where an averment is made that is not challenged, the one making the averment need not lead evidence in proof of it
What amounts to admission of fact in a pleading
What a plaintiff must allege for his action or tort of conversion or for money had and received against the first defendants to be maintainable
What constitutes pleadings
When an averment which is denied will be proved
Whether a court can decide the claims of the parties in a manner inconsistent with what parties have put forward in their pleadings
Whether a defendant is entitled to plead all defences jointly or in the alternative
Whether a denial is the same as a refusal to admit
Whether a judgment can substitute a claim or defence for the one pleaded and base his judgment on it
Whether a limitation statute must be specifically pleaded
Whether an affidavit can be used to respond to depositions of fact in a pleading
Whether an application for certiorari is a pleading
Whether an averment made by a party and denied can be proved by going into the witness box and repeating the averment on oath
Whether an Entry of Appearance qualifies as a pleading
Whether a notice of entry of appearance forms part of pleadings
Whether a party can approbate and reprobate on his pleadings
Whether a party can depart from his pleadings
Whether a party can make an assertion contrary to what is contained in the pleadings
Whether a party is expected to plead evidence
Whether a party who seeks to rely on the breach of a statute must plead it and make it an issue for trial
Whether a pleading is bad simply because it does not come up to the standard of "Bullen and Leake"
Whether a pleading to the effect that one could neither admit nor deny an averment is a valid denial
Whether averments relating to misrepresentation, fraud and undue influence must be pleaded with particulars
Whether details of a medical report should be stated in pleadings
Whether documents should be attached to pleadings
Whether estoppel must be specifically pleaded
Whether evidence is admissible where an application is made on the ground that the pleading discloses no reasonable cause of action
Whether evidence should be pleaded
Whether extrinsic evidence is admissible in considering whether a pleading is frivolous or vexatious
Whether failure to file a reply to rebut an averment in a statement of defence amounts to an admission
Whether failure to plead certain matters with particulars entitles a court to dismiss an action on the ground that the pleadings do not disclose any reasonable cause of action
Whether formal denials without evidence in proof is sufficient
Whether illegality must be pleaded; whether the court will take notice of illegality where the party relying on it fails to plead it
Whether illegality must be specifically pleaded
Whether it is adequate to plead facts without mentioning the legal consequences which the party will contend flow from the existence of those facts
Whether it is appropriate to file one statement after another in the same case without making the proper application for amendment or substitution or both
Whether it is competent for a plaintiff to introduce new matter by way of set-off or by way of controverting the statements in the defence
Whether it is necessary to set forth the legal conclusion which the party will ask the Court to adopt
Whether it is the defendant’s responsibility to raise the defence of statute of limitation
Whether parties and the court are bound by pleadings
Whether pleadings constitute evidence
Whether pleadings include an application for judicial review
Whether pleadings should be limited to a recital of denials and non-admissions
Whether repeating averments in the pleadings amounts to proof of facts contained therein
Whether res judicata must be specifically pleaded
Whether the chances of the plaintiff’s case succeeding in the light of the defendants’ pleading is a matter that should be determined by evidence led
Whether the court can consider evidence on a matter not pleaded
Whether the fact that a party replied in the negative to whether he intends to amend his pleadings in the pre-trial check list precludes him from seeking an amendment in the future
Whether the Judge will decline to consider a matter or a statute which was not pleaded
Whether the rule that a party cannot set up a case contrary to his pleadings is an absolute rule
Whether time runs during the vacation period with respect to the filing of pleadings
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