"Pleadings"?
Are you a bloody yank?


No, "pleadings" is the word used by ENGLISH lawyers to describe documents used
to commence and continue proceedings in the civil Courts in England and Wales.
The term covers a multiplicity of documents including Particulars of Claim,
Defence, Counterclaim, Part 23 Claims and many others.

So glad to light your way out of ignorance.

Marc.