MAG COURT RULES

Question 1

What is rule 6 about?

Answer 1

Rules relating to pleadings generally.

Question 2

What does rule 6(13) hold?

Answer 2

If a party fails to comply with any of the provisions of this rule, such pleading shall be deemed to be an
irregular step and the opposite party shall be entitled to act in accordance with rule 60A.

Question 3

What is rule 60A about?

Answer 3

Irregular proceedings.

Question 4

What does rule 60A(1) hold?

Answer 4

A party to a cause in which an irregular step has been taken by any other party may apply to court to
set it aside.

Question 5

What is rule 13 about?

Answer 5

NOI to Defend.

Question 6

What is rule 17 about?

Answer 6

Plea.

Question 7

What does rule 17(1) hold?

Answer 7

Where a defendant has delivered notice of intention to defend, the defendant shall within 20 days after
the service upon him or her of a declaration or within 20 days after delivery of such notice in respect of
a combined summons, deliver a plea with or without a claim in reconvention, or an exception with or
without application to strike out.

Question 8

What is rule 20 about?

Answer 8

Claims in reconvention.

Question 9

What does rule 20(5-7) hold?

Answer 9

1. A defendant delivering a claim in reconvention may by notice delivered therewith or within 5 days
   thereafter apply to the court to pronounce that the claim in reconvention exceeds its jurisdiction and to
   stay the action under section 47 of the Act
2. Where a court finds that the claim in reconvention exceeds its jurisdiction, the defendant may forthwith
   or by notice delivered within 5 days after such finding apply for stay of the action
3. If no application for stay is made or, having been made, has been dismissed, the court shall on the
   application of the plaintiff or otherwise of its own motion dismiss a claim in reconvention pronounced to
   exceed its jurisdiction, unless the defendant shall forthwith abandon under section 38 of the Act sufficient
   of such claim to bring it within the jurisdiction of the court

Question 10

What is rule 21 about?

Answer 10

Replication and plea in reconvention

Question 11

What does rule 21A about?

Answer 11

Close of pleading

Question 12

What is rule 19 about?

Answer 12

Exceptions and applications to strike out.

Question 13

What is rule 23?

Answer 13

Discovery of documents.

Question 14

What does rule 19(1) deal with?

Answer 14

Exceptions.

Question 15

What does rule 19(2) deal with?

Answer 15

Application to strike out.

Question 16

What does rule 60A deal with?

Answer 16

Application to set aside an irregular step.

Question 17

What does rule 60A(2)-(4) provide for?

Answer 17

The procedure to set aside an irregular step in the MC.

Question 18

What does rule 60 deal with?

Answer 18

Noncompliance with rules, including time limits and errors.

Question 19

What does rule 55A deal with?

Answer 19

Amendment of pleadings.

Question 20

What is rule 12?

Answer 20

Default judgment.

Question 21

What is rule 32?

Answer 21

Non-appearance of a party- withdrawal and dismissal.

Question 22

What is rule 15?

Answer 22

Declaration.

Question 23

What is rule 21B?

Answer 23

Failure to deliver pleadings- barring.

Question 24

What is rule 60?

Answer 24

Non-compliance with rules and court orders, including time limits and errors.

Question 25

What is rule 14?

Answer 25

Summary judgment.

Question 26

What is rule 11?

Answer 26

Judgment by consent.

Question 27

What is rule 58?

Answer 27

Interim relief in matrimonial matters.