2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

14.6   Admission of whole of claim for specified sum of money

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    (1)   This rule applies where the —

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      (a)     defendant admits the whole of the claim in the acknowledgment of service;

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      (b)     defendant has not requested time to pay; and

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      (c)     only remedy which the claimant is seeking is payment of a specified sum of money.

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    (2)   The claimant may file a request for judgment in Form 8 for the amount claimed, interest and fixed costs under rule 65.4 and may specify the —

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      (a)     date on which the judgment debt is to be paid; or

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      (b)     time and rate at which it is to be paid if by instalments.

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    (3)   The court office must enter judgment in accordance with the request.

•     Rule 2.4 defines “a claim for a specified sum of money” and sets out the circumstances under which a claim for the cost of repairing property damaged in a road accident can be treated as such a claim.