{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-amendment-no4-rules-2005/schedule-1/paragraph-20.6",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/3515",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.4) Rules 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-amendment-no4-rules-2005",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/20.6",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "20.6",
  "heading": "Defendant’s additional claim for contribution or indemnity from another party",
  "text": "(1) A defendant who has filed an acknowledgment of service or a defence may make an additional claim for contribution or indemnity against a person who is already a party to the proceedings by—\n(a) filing a notice containing a statement of the nature and grounds of his additional claim; and\n(b) serving the notice on that party.\n(2) A defendant may file and serve a notice under this rule—\n(a) without the court’s permission, if he files and serves it—\n(i) with his defence; or\n(ii) if his additional claim for contribution or indemnity is against a party added to the claim later, within 28 days after that party files his defence; or\n(b) at any other time with the court’s permission.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/3515/schedule/1/paragraph/20.6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:39:53.426190+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}