The Civil Procedure Rules 1998 No. 3132 (L. 17)

[F1 PART 15 E+W DEFENCE AND REPLY

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 15 substituted (1.10.2022) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2022 (S.I. 2022/783), rule 1(1), Sch. 1

Making a counterclaim E+W

15.7.   Part 20 applies to a defendant who wishes to make a counterclaim. Where a defendant serves a counterclaim the defence and counterclaim [F2 must, other than for good reason] form one document with the counterclaim following the defence.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in rule 15.7 substituted (6.4.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/105), rules 1(1), 10