Archetype: Pleading
This document is prepared under the SIAC Rules (2025, 7th Edition), effective 1 January 2025. The Pleading archetype sets out bare material facts only, with no legal argument or evidentiary analysis; contrast the Memorial archetype.
This template numbers every paragraph, including optional ones, as though included. Delete any paragraph or clause that does not apply to this filing and renumber sequentially before submission.
STATEMENT OF CLAIM
SIAC Case No.: [Insert case number, if assigned]
IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION UNDER THE SIAC RULES (2025, 7th EDITION)
BETWEEN
[Claimant's name] of [Claimant's address] ("Claimant")
— and —
[Respondent's name] of [Respondent's address] ("Respondent")
Submitted on behalf of the Claimant by: [Representative's title] [Representative's name]
Date: [Date]
Introduction
This Statement of Claim is submitted pursuant to Rule 33.1–33.2 of the SIAC Rules (2025, 7th Edition), pleading material facts only.
Include the following paragraph only if the Claimant elects, pursuant to Rule 6.4 of the SIAC Rules (2025, 7th Edition), to submit its Statement of Claim together with its Notice of Arbitration:
The Claimant elects to submit this Statement of Claim together with the Notice of Arbitration.
This arbitration may proceed under the Streamlined Procedure or the Expedited Procedure. If either applies, confirm the applicable timetable with the Registrar or Tribunal before filing this Statement of Claim, as this template assumes the standard procedural timetable.
Third-Party Funding Disclosure
Pursuant to Rule 38.1 of the SIAC Rules (2025, 7th Edition), the Claimant discloses that no third-party funding agreement exists as at the date of this Statement of Claim.
Where a third-party funding agreement exists, substitute the following for paragraph 2: Pursuant to Rule 38.1 of the SIAC Rules (2025, 7th Edition), the Claimant discloses the existence of a third-party funding agreement. The identity and contact details of the funder are [funder details].
The Parties
The Claimant is [Claimant's name], [brief description].
The Respondent is [Respondent's name], [brief description].
Jurisdiction
The Tribunal has jurisdiction pursuant to the arbitration agreement at [clause reference], seated at [seat of arbitration].
Material Facts
[Fact 1.]
[Fact 2.]
[Fact 3.]
Breaches Alleged
[Bare characterisation of the cause of action, no authorities.]
Loss and Damage
Loss and damage of [amount] [quantified].
Interest claimed at [interest rate] from [date].
Relief Sought
The Claimant seeks: (a) [amount]; (b) interest as pleaded; (c) costs; and (d) further or other relief.
Reservations
The Claimant reserves the right to amend or supplement this Statement of Claim pursuant to Rule 33.5 (leave of Tribunal, granted unless inappropriate having regard to timing, prejudice, or the scope of the arbitration agreement), and to plead further facts, legal grounds, and evidence at the appropriate stage.
Annexure Schedule
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