The Industrial Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Counterclaims

7.—(1) When a respondent wishes to present a claim against the claimant (“a counterclaim”) in accordance with Article 4 of the Industrial Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction Order (Northern Ireland) 1994(1) he must present the details of his counterclaim to the Office of the Tribunals in writing. Those details must include –

(a) the respondent’s name;

(b) the respondent’s address;

(c) the name of each claimant whom the counterclaim is made against;

(d) each claimant’s address;

(e) details of the counterclaim.

(2) A chairman may in relation to particular proceedings by order made under rule 10(1) establish the procedure which shall be followed by the respondent making the counterclaim and any claimant responding to the counterclaim.

(3) The President may by a practice direction made under regulation 9 make provision for the procedure which is to apply to counterclaims generally.

(1)

S.R. 1994 No. 308