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Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

5A.10   Validity of Claim Forms filed on the Electronic Litigation Portal

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    (1)   For matters filed on the Electronic Litigation Portal where Form 1 (Claim Form) and Form 2 (Fixed Date Claim Form) are being used, the endorsement as to the validity of the claim form should be adjusted to provide as follows —

    “This claim form has no validity if it is not served within 6 months of the date of Filing unless it is accompanied by an order extending that time or is a claim form filing pursuant to rule 8.12(2).
    The court office is at [xxx-xxx-xxx] telephone number [xxx-xxx-xxx] FAX [xxx-xxx-xxxx].
    The office is open between [     a.m.] and [     p.m]
         to      except public holidays.
    The claimant's address for service is:      ”
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    (2)   For the purposes of rule 8.1(2), the date of filing of the claim form on the Electronic Litigation Portal is deemed to be the date the claim form is issued by the court office.

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    (3)   Forms 1 and 2 are no longer required to be dated after the notice to the defendant at the end of the document and the date shall be deemed to be the date of filing on the Electronic Litigation Portal.