{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1995/schedule-7/part-I/chapter-6/crossheading-counterclaims",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1995/schedule-7/part-I/chapter-6/crossheading-counterclaims.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1995/21",
  "legislation_title": "Merchant Shipping Act 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1995",
  "path": "schedule/7/part/I/chapter/6/crossheading/counterclaims",
  "kind": "crossheading",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Counterclaims",
  "text": "Where a person entitled to limitation of liability under the rules of this Convention has a claim against the claimant arising out of the same occurrence, their respective claims shall be set off against each other and the provisions of this Convention shall only apply to the balance, if any.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/21/schedule/7/part/I/chapter/6/crossheading/counterclaims",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:33:07.847944+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."
}