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1979 No. 140 FEDERAL COURT RULES - RULE 5.5
Pleading-Forms 8, 9, 10
5. (1) A respondent may file a pleading by way of cross-claim within the time
fixed for filing his defence or any extension thereof.
(2) A cross-claim under sub-rule (1) shall be in or substantially in the forms
numbered 8, 9 or 10 in the First Schedule.
(3) Where a cross-claimant cross-claims solely against a party who claims in
the proceeding against the cross-claimant, the cross-claimant may add the
cross-claim to his defence.
(4) Subject to Order 11, rule 16 (which relates to embarrassing proceedings
and the like), a cross-claimant may in his cross-claim plead all or any of the
facts on which he relies by reference to the prior pleadings in the
proceedings.
(5) A cross-claimant shall, in addition to pleading any other facts on which
he relies, plead the facts showing that the cross-claim is one to which rule 1
of this Order applies.
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