# County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981, Rule 7: Exclusion of counterclaim

Extent: N.I.

Where [ the judge or district judge as the case may be] is of opinion that a counterclaim would be better disposed of in independent proceedings, [ the judge or district judge as the case may be] may of his own motion or on the application of any party order the counterclaim to be excluded.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1981/225/part/25/chapter/1/rule/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-rules-northern-ireland-1981/part-25/chapter-1/rule-7
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