Order 6 FCT (Civil Procedure) Rules 2025

Order 6 of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 2025 is about Endorsement of Claim and Address. It contains the following rules:

1. Every originating process shall contain an endorsement of
   the relief(s) or remedy sought and the full names and
   address of the Claimant(s) and the Defendant(s).
2. Where a Claimant sues, or the Defendant or any of several
   Defendants is sued in a representative capacity, the
   originating process shall state that capacity.
3. In probate actions the originating process shall state
   whether a Claimant claims as creditor, executor,
   administrator, beneficiary, next of kin or in any other
   capacity.

4. (1) Where the claim is for debt or liquidated demand only,
   the originating process shall state the amount claimed for
   debt or in respect of such demand with costs and shall
   further state that the defendant may pay the amount with
   costs to the claimant’s legal practitioner within the time
   allowed for appearance and that upon such payment the
   Proceedings shall terminate.
   (2) The defendant may notwithstanding payment under
   this rule, have the cost taxed and if more than one sixth of
   the cost shall be disallowed, the claimant’s legal
   practitioner shall pay the cost of taxation.

5. In all cases where a claimant in the first instance desires to
   have an account taken, the originating process shall so
   state.
6. (1) A claimant suing in person shall state on the originating
   process his address for service. If he lives and carries on business outside the jurisdiction he shall state an address within the jurisdiction as his address for service. (2) Where a claimant sues through a legal practitioner, the legal practitioner shall state on the originating process his address for service. If the legal practitioner is based outside the jurisdiction, he shall state an address within the jurisdiction as his address for service, telephone number(s) and email address.

7. Where an originating process is to be served on a defendant
   outside the jurisdiction the process shall state the address
   as provided in rule 6 of this Order.
8. Where the originating process does not state an address for
   service, it shall not be accepted by the Registrar and if any
   such address is illusory, fictitious or misleading, the Court
   may on the application of the defendant set aside the
   process.

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