13 Amendment of Part 20
1 In rule 20.3, for paragraph (4) substitute—

“4 Part 14 (admissions) applies to a counterclaim, but the only rules that apply to other additional claims are—
(a) rules 14.1 and 14.2 (which provide that a party may admit the truth of another party’s case in writing); and
(b) rules 14.1(2) and 14.2(4) (request or application for judgment following admission by notice in writing).”

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2 In rule 20.4(2)(a), for “he files it with his” substitute “the defendant files the counterclaim with the”.
3 In rule 20.5(1), for “A defendant” substitute “Subject to rule 20.7, a defendant”.
4 In rule 20.6—
(a) in paragraph (1), for the words after “proceedings by” to the end substitute “filing and serving on that party a notice containing a statement of the nature and grounds of the additional claim”;
(b) in paragraph (2)(a)—
(i) for “he” substitute “the defendant”;
(ii) for “his” where it occurs in paragraph (i) and the first time in paragraph (ii) substitute “the”; and
(iii) for “his” where it occurs the second time in paragraph (ii) substitute “their”.
5 In rule 20.7(3)(a), for “he files his” substitute “they file their”.
6 In rule 20.9(2)—
(a) for “to which the court may have regard” substitute “which the court may consider”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for “him” substitute “them”; and
(c) in sub-paragraph (c)(ii), for “he is” substitute “they are”.
7 For rule 20.10 substitute—

“20.10 Effect of service of an additional claim
A person on whom an additional claim is served becomes a party to the proceedings if they are not a party already.”

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8 In rule 20.11—
(a) in paragraph (2)(a), for “in so” substitute “as”;
(b) in paragraph (3)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (a)—
(aa) for “he has” substitute “they have”; and
(bb) for “him” substitute “them”; and
(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “he” substitute “they”.
9 In rule 20.13, in the words in parentheses at the end of the rule, for “Part 20” substitute “additional”.