Notice of intention to defend magistrates court south africa template

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J784 - Form 1.Notice of Motion (Short Form).
J785 - Form 1A. Notice of Motion (Long Form). Used for recission of default judgement, supported by affidavit.
J786 - Form 2. Summons.
J787 - Form 2A. Summons: Provisional Sentence.
J788 - Form 2B. Combined Summons (J788 Afr)
*For use in the District Court & Regional Court
[Updated: 14 Oct 2022, GG 46839, RG 11483, GoN 2434, 2 Sep 2022]
J941 - Form 2C. Combined Summons [Divorce Matters] (J941 Afr)
* For use only in the Regional Court
[Updated: 14 Oct 2022, GG 46839, RG 11483, GoN 2434, 2 Sep 2022]
J789 - Form 3. Summons commencing action (in which is included an automatic rent interdict).
J790 - Form 4. Edictal citation/substituted service: short form of process.
J791 - Form 5. Request for default judgment.
J792 - Form 5A. Request for default judgment where the defendant has admitted liability and undertook to pay the debt in instalments or otherwise – Section 57 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1944 (Act No. 32 of 1944).
J793 - Form 5B Request for judgment where the defendant has consented to judgment – Section 58 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1944 (Act No. 32 of 1944).
J794 - Form 6. Notice of withdrawal.
J795 - Form 7. Notice of application for summary judgment.
J796 - Form 8. Affidavit in support of application for summary judgment.
J797 - Form 9. Affidavit under section 32 of the Act.
J798 - Form 10. Security under section 32 of the Act.
J799 - Form 11. Order under section 32 of the Act.
J800 - Form 12. Consent to sale of goods attached under section 32 of the Act.
J801 - Form 13. Discovery – form of affidavit.
J802 - Form 14. Notice in terms of rule 23(5).
J803 - Form 15. Discovery - notice to produce.
J804 - Form 15A. Discovery – notice to inspect documents.
J805 - Form 15B. Discovery – notice to produce documents in pleadings, etc.
J806 - Form 16. Order for interdict obtained ex parte.
J807 - Form 17. Order for arrest of person suspectus de fuga.
J808 - Form 18. Order for attachment of property to found or confirm jurisdiction.
J809 - Form 19. Direction to attend pre-trial conference.
J900 - Form 20. Order - Pre-trial conference.
J901 - Form 21. Application for trial with assessors.
J902 - Form 22. Summons to assessor.
J903 - Form 23. Commissions de bene esse.
J904 - Form 24. Subpoena.
J905 - Form 25. Warrant for payment of fine or arrest of witness in default.
J906 - Form 26. Warrant for the arrest of a witness in default.
J907 - Form 27. Security on arrest, attachment or interdict ex parte.
J908 - Form 28. Security when execution is stayed pending appeal.
J909 - Form 29. Security when execution is allowed pending appeal.
J910 - Form 30. Warrant of ejectment.
J911 - Form 31. Warrant for delivery of goods.
J912 - Form 32. Warrant of execution against property.
J913 - Form 33. Notice of attachment in execution.
J914 - Form 34. Notice to preferent creditor [section 66(2) (a) of the Act].
J915 - Form 35. Interpleader summons [section 69(1) of the Act].
J916 - Form 36. Interpleader summons [section 69(2) of the Act].
J917 - Form 37. Security under rule 38.
J918 - Form 38. Emoluments attachment order.
J919 - Form 39. Garnishee order.
J920 - Form 40. Notice to appear in court in terms of section 65A(1) of the Act.
J921 - Form 40A Warrant of arrest in terms of section 65A(6) of the Act.
J922 - Form 40B Notice to appear in court in terms of section 65A(8) (b) of the Act.
J923 - Form 41. Notice of set-down of postponed proceedings under section 65E(3) of the Act.
J924 - Form 42. Notice in terms of rule 58(2)(a).
J925 - Form 43. Notice to Third Party.
J926 - Form 44. Application for an administration order under section 74(1) of the Act.
J927 - Form 45. Statement of affairs of debtor in an application for an administration order in terms of section 65I(2) or 74A of the Act.
J928 - Form 46. Certificate of service of foreign process.
J929 - Form 47. Notice to debtor that an additional creditor has lodged a claim against him or her for a debt owing before the making of the administration order.
J930 - Form 48. Notice to debtor that a creditor has lodged a claim for a debt owing after granting of the administration order.
J931 - Form 49. Notice to add an additional creditor to the list of creditors of a person under administration.
J932 - Form 50. Notice to creditor that his or her name has been added to the list of creditors of a person under administration.
J933 - Form 51 Administration order. Section 74(1) of the Act.
J934 - Form 52. Distribution account in terms of section 74J(5) of the Act.
J935 - Form 52A Rescission of an administration order. Section 74Q of the Act.
J936 - Form 53. Notice of abandonment of specified claim, exception or defence.
J937 - Form 54. Agreement not to appeal.
J938 - Form 55. Request to inspect record.
J939 - Form 56. Criminal record book.
J940 - Form 57. Notice in terms of section 309B(2)(d) of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977).

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