2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

12.8   Claim for specified sum of money

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    (1)   The fact that the claimant also claims costs and interest at a specified rate does not prevent a claim from being a claim for a specified sum of money.

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    (2)   A claimant who claims a specified sum of money together with interest at an unspecified rate may apply to have judgment entered for either the sum of money claimed —

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      (a)     and for interest to be assessed; or

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      (b)     together with interest at the statutory rate from the date of the claim to the date of entering judgment.

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    (3)   If a claim is partly for a specified sum and partly for an unspecified sum the claimant may abandon the claim for the unspecified sum and enter default judgment for the specified sum.

•     Rule 2.4 defines “claim for a specified sum of money”.