Read the full judgment text of DCCJ 002204/2005 on BabelCite. This District Court judgment was delivered on 23 March 2007.
1. Appearances can be deceptive. The Defence and Counterclaim do not show clearly what this case is all about. In both, the Defendant put the Plaintiff to “strict proof of all the claims under the statement of claims.” As the evidence unfolded, it became apparent that the Plaintiff’s claims were not in dispute. All that the Defendant wanted was to claim set-off and counterclaim.