What is the scope of the statement of defence of a defendant?

Alberta, Canada


The following excerpt is from Otto Stoeben Immobilien GMBH v. Borchert, 2002 ABQB 796 (CanLII):

The statement of defence of the defendant goes into details of the transaction between the defendant and the plaintiffs. It should have been restricted to matters relating to the three possible defences specified in Holt v. Thomas (supra).

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