Rule 84 Contents of process in debt proceedings

A process issued in debt proceedings shall set forth the full name and address of the plaintiff and of the defendant, the nature and amount of the claim and reasonable particulars thereof.

Where an amount is abandoned under Article 64 of the Order in order to bring the sum claimed within the jurisdiction of a court of summary jurisdiction, there shall be inserted in the process a statement of the fact of such abandonment after the particulars of claim.

Two or more causes of action may be joined in the same process, provided that the amount claimed in respect of each such cause be stated in the particulars of claim and, except in cases to which Article 62(2) of the Order applies, the total amount does not exceed £100.

In a proceeding brought for a sum exceeding £100 the process shall state the enactment declaring such sum to be a debt or civil debt recoverable summarily.

In a proceeding on a bill of exchange, promissory note, or other security for money, the process shall state the date of such security, the sum for which it was given, the parties thereto, the sums claimed to be due thereon for principal and interest respectively, and the times at which such sums respectively became due and payable.

In a proceeding for rent, or for use and occupation, the process shall state the amount claimed, the time up to which the amount is alleged to be due and the situation of the lands or premises in respect of which the claim is made, and when brought upon a lease or other instrument, the date thereof and the parties thereto respectively.

In a proceeding brought by an assignee of a debt, the process shall state the name and the description of the assignor, and the nature and date of the assignment.

In a proceeding brought upon any written document not mentioned before in this Rule, the process shall state the date and nature of the document, and the parties thereto.