18.3 Defendant's claim for contribution or indemnity from co-defendant

--(1) A defendant who has filed a defence may make an ancillary claim for contribution or indemnity against another defendant by-

----(a) issuing a notice containing a statement of the nature and grounds of his claim; and

----(b) serving that notice on the other defendants.

--(2) Rule 18.4 does not apply to an ancillary claim under this rule.

Notes

The form of an ancillary claim or third party notice is prescribed as Form 21.

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