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ORDER 5Commencement of proceedings

Commencement by civil bill

1.—(1) Except as otherwise provided by any enactment or these Rules, proceedings in a county court shall be commenced by a civil bill in such one of the Forms 9 to 32 as may be appropriate.

(2) Every civil bill shall be signed by the plaintiff or by his solicitor or a partner or duly authorised employee of his solicitor.

(3) A civil bill commencing proceedings in a title action or for ejectment on the title shall be headed with the words “Title Jurisdiction”.

(4) A civil bill commencing proceedings within the equity jurisdiction of the court (in these Rules referred to as an “equity civil bill”) shall be headed with the words “Equity Civil Bill”.

(5) An ordinary or ejectment civil bill shall bear an endorsement in Form 10 or Form 13, as may be appropriate.