What legal jargon is required for a claim form?
There are many special, legal words you need to use. I'm joking, of course. Actually, the claim forms are pretty simple to fill-in. Nevertheless, there are two areas where you will need to use a specific form of words. And the first one is in a statement of claim, and that's that document, the claim form, where you put all of the information down about your case, and it won't surprise you to hear that you need to put a statement to the end that says, "I believe that the particulars of this claim are true." And then you need to sign it. So, that's one. The second area where you need to use a specific form of words, and I'm not going to give you them here, is in relation to interest. You need to claim a specific amount of interest at a specific rate. The words go something along the lines of "I intend to claim interest pursuant to section 69 of the courts at 1985, at a rate of 8% from the date of your action beginning, so that the date of the breach of contract, for example, up to and including the date of the claim, and also a daily rate, from the date of the claim up to the date of judgment or earlier payment of “x%”. So, you actually need to put in a specific figure for your interest. But you can get advice on that, and certainly the guidance notes help you with that specific form of wording.
