Malaysia legislation

Section 65

of Syariah Court Civil Procedure Enactment 2004

Section 65

(1)

Every defence shall be signed by the defendant or his Syar'ie Lawyer and shall

(a)

either admit or deny every material allegation of the fact in the statement of claim;

(b)

state concisely any new facts on which the defendant relies by way of defence; and

(c)

raise concisely and without argument any necessary matters of law.

(2)

A denial under paragraph (1)(a) shall not be evasive but shall answer the point

Defence to counterclaim

Section 65 — Syariah Court Civil Procedure Enactment 2004