Affidavit in Reply / Opposition

Structured workflow for affidavit in reply / opposition: organise the supplied facts and documents, identify missing information, draft or analyse in stages, and verify facts, authorities and assumptions before use.

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 `[AFFIDAVIT IN REPLY / AFFIDAVIT IN OPPOSITION]` responding to `[OPPOSING AFFIDAVIT]`.

Prepare first a response matrix listing each material paragraph, whether admitted or disputed, the responsive evidence and source. In the affidavit, answer only material matters and avoid argumentative commentary.

Identify:

- new facts requiring response;
- inaccuracies or incomplete accounts;
- documents requiring contextual explanation;
- matters outside the opposing deponent’s knowledge;
- hearsay or unsupported assertions;
- points properly reserved for submissions.

Preserve the burden of proof. Do not allow the responding affidavit to become a substitute for evidence the original application was required to provide.