Rule 20.6 Defendant’s additional claim for contribution or indemnity from another partyF1

(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 F2filing and serving on that party a notice containing a statement of the nature and grounds of the additional claim.

(2)

A defendant may file and serve a notice under this rule—

(a)

without the court’s permission, if F3the defendant files and serves it—

(i)

with F4the defence; or

(ii)

if F5the additional claim for contribution or indemnity is against a party added to the claim later, within 28 days after that party files F6their defence; or

(b)

at any other time with the court’s permission.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Pt. 20 substituted (6.4.2006) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.4) Rules 2005 (S.I. 2005/3515), rule 1, Sch. 1
F2: Words in rule 20.6(1) substituted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 13(4)(a)
F3: Words in rule 20.6(2)(a) substituted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 13(4)(b)(i)
F4: Word in rule 20.6(2)(a)(i) substituted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 13(4)(b)(ii)
F5: Word in rule 20.6(2)(a)(ii) substituted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 13(4)(b)(ii)
F6: Word in rule 20.6(2)(a)(ii) substituted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 13(4)(b)(iii)