PART 20COUNTERCLAIMS AND OTHER ADDITIONAL CLAIMS

Part 20 claim to be treated as a claim for the purposes of the RulesI120.3

1

A Part 20 claim shall be treated as if it were a claim for the purposes of these Rules, except as provided by this Part.

2

The following rules do not apply to Part 20 claims—

a

rules 7.5 and 7.6 (time within which a claim form may be served);

b

rule 16.3(5) (statement of value where claim to be issued in the High Court); and

c

Part 26 (Case management—preliminary stage).

3

The following rules do not apply to Part 20 claims except where the Part 20 claim is a counterclaim—

a

Part 12 (default judgment); and

b

Part 14 (admissions) except rules 14.1(1) and (2) (which provide that a party may admit in writing the truth of another party’s case) and 14.3 (admission by notice in writing—application for judgment).

(Rule 20.11 makes special provision for default judgment on a Part 20 claim)