UNIFORM CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 1999 - REG 547
Plaintiff’s statement of loss and damage
UNIFORM CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 1999 - REG 547
Plaintiff’s statement of loss and damage
547 Plaintiff’s statement of loss and damage
(1) The plaintiff must serve
on the defendant a written statement of loss and damage, signed by the
plaintiff, within 28 days after the close of pleadings.
(2) The statement
must be served before a request for trial date is filed.
(3) The statement
must have the following information—
(a) details of any amount claimed for
out of pocket expenses and documents in the possession or under the control of
the plaintiff about the expenses;
(b) if there is a claim for economic
loss—
(i) the name and address of each of the plaintiff’s employers, the
period of employment by each employer, the capacity in which the plaintiff was
employed by each employer and the plaintiff’s net earnings for each period
of employment—
(A) in the 3 years immediately before the injury; and
(B)
since the injury; and
(ii) if the plaintiff is self-employed, details of the
plaintiff’s net income—
(A) in the 3 years immediately before the injury;
and
(B) since the injury; and
(iii) details of the amount the plaintiff
claims (if any) for loss of income to the date of the statement; and
(iv)
details of any disability resulting in loss of earning capacity and of the
amount the plaintiff claims for future economic loss; and
(v) if the
plaintiff is self-employed—additional details substantiating the
plaintiff’s claim for economic loss; and
(vi) details of the educational
level reached by the plaintiff, including any trade or professional
qualifications held;
(c) details of the pain and suffering experienced by the
plaintiff and the loss of amenities caused by the injuries (including the
physical, social and recreational consequences of the injuries sustained);
(d) details of any other amount sought as damages;
(e) the names and
addresses of all hospitals, doctors and experts who have examined the
plaintiff or who have given reports on the plaintiff’s injury, loss
(including economic loss) or treatment;
(f) the documents in the possession
or under the control of the plaintiff about the plaintiff’s injury, loss
(including economic loss) or treatment;
(g) details of any accident, injury
or illness suffered by the plaintiff—
(i) in the 3 years immediately before
the injury; and
