Summary order for account
17. Order 43, rule 1 shall be amended as follows:—
(1) After paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following new paragraph:—
“(1A) A defendant to an action begun by writ who has served a counterclaim, which includes a claim for an account or a claim which necessarily involves taking an account, on—
(a)the plaintiff, or
(b)any other party, or
(c)any person who becomes a party by virtue of such service
may apply for an order under this rule.”.
(2) In paragraph (3) the words “by the defendant by affidavit or otherwise” shall be omitted.