Sample Points of Defence
Sample Points of Defence
The following is an example points of defence for a case about a goods and services
dispute.
Points of defence
In response to the Points of Claim, the respondent:
1. admits paragraph 1.
2. denies that there was any agreement made that the car had a roadworthy
certificate.
3. denies that any agreement was made in the discussion between the applicant
and the respondent and denies what is alleged to have been said by [Person R]
Or
a. admits that the parties made an agreement in the written document
signed on 1 January 2022 but denies that the document contained the
agreement alleged that the car was sold with a current roadworthy
certificate;
b. the respondent also says [in defence]:
i. clause 5 of the document states that the respondent would
obtain a current roadworthy certificate if the applicant paid an
extra $2,000;
ii. the applicant did not pay that amount and told the respondent on
[date] that he would obtain his own roadworthy certificate.
4. does not admit para 4 and has no independent knowledge of the car after 1
January 2022.
5. denies paragraph 5.
6. denies the expenses claimed in para 6 relate to making the car roadworthy and
does not admit that the expenses claimed were incurred.