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Litigation Prompt 17: Reply and Defence to Counterclaim

Reply and Defence to Counterclaim — reusable Malaysian civil litigation AI prompt for pleadings.

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This is a reusable litigation prompt from the Litigation AI Prompt Repository. It is intended for Malaysian civil litigation but can be adapted by changing the placeholders. Use the Universal Litigator Control Block first where source discipline, adversarial review and authority verification matter.

Prompt

Draft a Reply and, where applicable, Defence to Counterclaim based on all pleadings and `[MATERIALS]`.

Identify which new matters in the Defence require a reply to avoid surprise, and which matters need no reply because joinder of issue is sufficient. Do not use the Reply merely to repeat or repair the Statement of Claim unless amendment is required.

Answer the Counterclaim paragraph by paragraph and plead any affirmative response. Identify any inconsistency between the Plaintiff’s original case and its proposed answer to the Counterclaim. After drafting, state whether an amendment to the Statement of Claim or additional party is required.
Repository section: Pleadings — Drafting
Stage: Pleadings

Suggested use: replace all square-bracket placeholders before running the prompt. For client-confidential materials, prefer a private or local model where available.
JurisdictionMalaysia / adaptable
Practice AreaCivil Litigation
Party RoleAny / as prompt specifies
Lifecycle StagePleadings
Document TypePleadings — Drafting
Prompt Number17
Required Inputs
Expected OutputReply and Defence to Counterclaim output structured for litigation practice.