In a non-contentious matter, what must an application paper state and be signed with, and what must be attached when evidentiary documents exist?
General information · Not legal advice
Material to check
For this exercise, the papers to read are the application as filed with the court, checking that it carries the applicant's or agent's seal or signature, and any documents attached to it. Where an agent filed it, the agent's name and address must appear.
These are types of material to look for, not evidence already verified by PRO SE.
Where readings differ
One reading takes the list as closed: the application must state the applicant's name and address, the agent's name and address where an agent files it, the terms of the application and the facts from which it arises, the date of the application, and the identification of the court, and it must be sealed or signed by the applicant or that agent.
Another reading notes the attachment duty arises only where evidentiary documents exist, and then requires the original or a copy; the provision does not say which papers count as evidentiary documents, nor how an applicant is to obtain a document held by a body other than the applicant so that it can be attached.
Your judgment
Where a supporting paper sits with a public body rather than with the applicant, which papers in the file could show it was sought and how it can reach the court?
PRO SE does not make this decision or keep a case record on this public site.When to reconsider
We look at this again if the provision is amended to add or remove a required item or to change what may be attached, or if a court decision states what counts as an evidentiary document in these matters.