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A Court User's Guide to the
Civil Justice Reforms
Flowchart 7C
Filing a counterclaim other than
with the defence
CPR Part 20
Permission of the court required if defendant wishes to file counterclaim after defence filed (Part 20.4)
Part 10 (acknowledgment of service) does not apply to a claimant wishing to defend a counterclaim