Fair notice definition

Fair notice means the “requirement that a pleading adequately apprise the opposing party of a claim. A pleading must be drafted so that an opposing attorney of reasonable competence would be able to ascertain the nature and basic issues of the controversy and the evidence probably relevant to those issues.” Black’s Law Dictionary 1277 (11th ed. 2019).

Examples of Fair notice in a sentence

  • Fair notice will be given with fair chance to remedy the situation without resorting to project suspension or termination.

  • Fair notice will be given to providers, but failure to return the Census forms by the date stated by may result in funding being suspended by the Council.

  • Fair notice will be given to allow adequate time to prepare a response to the allegations or issues under investigation.