# The Civil Procedure Rules 1998, Rule 57.9: Probate counterclaim in other proceedings


(1) In this rule “probate counterclaim” means a counterclaim in any claim other than a probate claim by which the defendant claims any such remedy as is mentioned in rule 57.1(2)(a).
(2) Subject to the following paragraphs of this rule, this Part shall apply with the necessary modifications to a probate counterclaim as it applies to a probate claim.
(3) A probate counterclaim must contain a statement of the nature of the interest of each of the parties in the estate of the deceased to which the probate counterclaim relates.
(4) Unless an application notice is issued within 7 days after the service of a probate counterclaim for an order under rule 3.1(2)(e) or 3.4 for the probate counterclaim to be dealt with in separate proceedings or to be struck out, and the application is granted, the court will order the transfer of the proceedings to either—
(a) a Property, Trusts and Probate List of the Business and Property Division; or
(b) if the County Court has jurisdiction, to a County Court hearing centre listed in paragraph 4.1(b) of Practice Direction 57AA,
if it is not already proceeding in one of those places.
(5) If an order is made that a probate counterclaim be dealt with in separate proceedings, the order shall order the transfer of the probate counterclaim as required under paragraph (4).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/57.9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-57.9
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