{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-20.2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-20.2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3132",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998",
  "path": "rule/20.2",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "20.2",
  "heading": "Scope and interpretation",
  "text": "(1) This Part applies to—\n(a) a counterclaim by a defendant against the claimant or against the claimant and some other person;\n(b) an additional claim by a defendant against any person (whether or not already a party) for contribution or indemnity or some other remedy; and\n(c) where an additional claim has been made against a person who is not already a party, any additional claim made by that person against any other person (whether or not already a party).\n(2) In these Rules—\n(a) “additional claim” means any claim other than the claim by the claimant against the defendant; and\n(b) unless the context requires otherwise, references to a claimant or defendant include a party bringing or defending an additional claim.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 20 substituted (6.4.2006) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.4) Rules 2005 (S.I. 2005/3515), rule 1, Sch. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/20.2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:12:59.276840+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."
}