Section 20.3

An additional claim shall be treated as if it were a claim for the purposes of these Rules, except as provided by this Part. The following rules do not apply to additional claims— rules 7.5 and 7.6 (time within which a claim form may be served); rule 16.3(5) (statement of value where claim to be issued in the High Court); and Part 26 (case management - preliminary stage). Part 12 (default judgment) applies to a counterclaim but not to other additional claims. Part 14 (admissions) applies to a counterclaim, but only rules 14.2(1), (4) and (5) and 14.4(1) apply to other additional claims. (Rule 12.3(2) sets out how to obtain judgment in default of defence for a counterclaim against the claimant, and rule 20.11 makes special provision for default judgment for some additional claims).

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