S.L. 380.1 Art. 7Changing or withdrawing a claim, counter- claim, reply or counter-claim reply.

(1) A party may during the first sitting request the

Adjudicator to authorise any change in anything contained in the claim, counter-claim, reply, counter-claim reply or other act filed by such party.

(2) If the Adjudicator considers such request to be justified and reasonable, he shall during the same hearing order the Registrar to make the necessary change. No further changes shall be permitted.

(3) If the Adjudicator accedes to a party’s request to change anything in a claim, counter-claim, reply or other act, he shall during the same hearing ascertain himself that the other parties are given the opportunity to request any changes to their claim, counter-claim, reply or counter-claim reply in view of the changes accepted by the Adjudicator in terms of sub-rule (2).