PART 38DISCONTINUANCE

Procedure for discontinuing38.3

(1)

To discontinue a claim or part of a claim, a claimant must—

(a)

file a notice of discontinuance; and

(b)

serve a copy of it on every other party to the proceedings.

(2)

The claimant must state in the notice of discontinuance which he files that he has served notice of discontinuance on every other party to the proceedings.

(3)

Where the claimant needs the consent of some other party, a copy of the necessary consent must be attached to the notice of discontinuance.

(4)

Where there is more than one defendant, the notice of discontinuance must specify against which defendants the claim is discontinued.