Statement of Defence Law and Legal Definition
Statement of defence refers to a defendant's written answer or reply to a statement of claim, admitting or denying each and every one of the facts contained in the statement of claim and alleging such facts as the defendant wishes to assert at trial in opposition to the plaintiff's case. Usually, a statement of defence is lodged when the case is defended. Where the defendant has an independent cause of action against the plaintiff, it is not normally raised in the statement of defence but in a separate or attached document called a counterclaim.
Legal Definition list
- Statement of Decision
- Statement of Consideration
- Statement of Claim against Estate
- Statement For Management
- Statement Against Interest
- Statement of Defence
- Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards [SFFAS]
- Statement Of Financial Affairs
- Statement of Intention [Bankruptcy]
- Statement of Objectives
- Statement of Understanding
