# The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001, Article 89W: Services in connection with counterclaims and claims against third parties


There is excluded from articles 89G to 89M any activity carried on in circumstances where—
(a) a claim has been made by a person (“the claimant”) against another person (“the defendant”); and
(b) the activity being carried on consists of the provision of a service to the defendant in connection with—
(i) the making of a counterclaim against the claimant arising out of the same set of facts as the claim referred to in sub-paragraph (a); or
(ii) the making of a claim against a third party (whether for contribution, as a subrogated claim, or otherwise) which is incidental to, or consequent on, the claim referred to in sub-paragraph (a).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/544/article/89W (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/financial-services-and-markets-act-2000-regulated-activities-order-2001/article-89W
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