466
In forceCounterclaim—answer to
Chapter 2Civil proceedings generally
Part 2.6Pleadings
Division 2.6.7Counterclaims
466 Counterclaim—answer to
(1)
A defendant to a counterclaim may plead to the counterclaim by filing and serving an answer to the counterclaim.
Note
See approved form 2.16 (Answer to counterclaim) AF2026-18.
(2)
If a plaintiff in a proceeding is the defendant to a counterclaim and is filing and serving a reply, any answer to the counterclaim must be included in the reply.
(3)
Any answer to a counterclaim must be filed and served not later than—
(a)
14 days after the day the counterclaim is served; or
(b)
if the defendant to the counterclaim is not a party to the original proceeding—28 days after the day the counterclaim is served.
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