I have been sued! What happens now….?

When most people receive a summons or notice to appear in Court from the Sheriff, they don’t really know what to do. The basic Court rules stipulate that a respondent/defendant (that is the person being sued or called to court) must follow certain procedures if he/she wishes to defend/oppose any action or application brought against [...]

The difference between an action and an application in Court process….

Our Rules of Court in general make a distinction between two primary forms of process, namely the action- and application process respectively.  All actions are instituted by way of the issue of a summons and all applications are launched by way of a notice of motion. Because the application process utilises founding- and other types of [...]