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Additional claim definition

What does Additional claim mean? An additional claim is a further claim brought within the same civil proceedings alongside the claimant’s main claim. In England and Wales, it is a defined term in CPR Part 20: it means any claim other than the claimant’s claim against the defendant, and therefore includes a counterclaim, a claim for contribution or indemnity, and any other Part 20 claim against an existing party or a third party. Additional claims are used to resolve related disputes in one action, control costs and limitation risk, and allocate liability between multiple parties. In Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland, the...

Counterclaims under CPR 20 (England and Wales): when and how to proceed against claimants or new parties: permission, filing, service, particulars, responses, limitation and case management

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Practice notes

This Practice Note

This Practice Note offers guidance on construing and applying the relevant cpr provisions in practice. According to the court where your case is progressing, you may need to account for further requirements that may apply—for more detail, see: Court specific guidance. CPR 20 and CPR PD 20 prescribe the mechanism by which a party may pursue an ‘additional claim’, which encompasses a counterclaim (CPR 20.2). The Note examines the circumstances in which a defendant may advance a counterclaim against the claimant or introduce one against a new party, and the available routes for doing so. It also addresses how to meet a counterclaim (including the defence to counterclaim and any reply to a defence to counterclaim) together with the effect a counterclaim has on case management. This Note should be read alongside Practice Note: Counterclaims and additional claims under CPR 20—initial considerations and permission, which offers guidance on the factors to weigh before bringing an additional claim, and Practice Note: Drafting statements of case, which provides general guidance on preparing statements of case, including formatting obligations, the requirement for a statement of truth, and the filing of statements of case...

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