Counterclaim - am I the Defendant or Claimant please?

[jessiesom]

A quick question, but one I could find no guidance for.
I'm providing a Defence to a Counterclaim, do I refer to myself in this defence as the Defendant or Claimant, given that I received this in response to a Claim I made as Claimant?

[R0b]

You are the Claimant for the purposes of responding to the counterclaim. When drafting your defence to the counterclaim, you should set it out like the example defence on this forum (click here) and just change the heading 'Defence' to 'Defence to Counterclaim'.

[jaguarsuk]

You should list yourself as Part 20 Claimant and the other side as Part 20 Defendant for the purpose of the counter claim

[jessiesom]

You are the Claimant for the purposes of responding to the counterclaim. When drafting your defence to the counterclaim, you should set it out like the example defence on this forum (click here) and just change the heading 'Defence' to 'Defence to Counterclaim'.

Thank you Rob.

[jessiesom]

You should list yourself as Part 20 Claimant and the other side as Part 20 Defendant for the purpose of the counter claim

Jaguarsuk, thank you. I've just read the Practice Direction 20 guidelines which were useful. Would I not be the Part 20 Defendant for the purpose of the counterclaim raised by the Defendant to my original Claim though?

[jaguarsuk]

Yes, apologies I thought you were bringing the counter claim. Yes if you are the Claimant on you claim then you are the Part 20 Defendant on any counter claim.

[jessiesom]

Yes, apologies I thought you were bringing the counter claim. Yes if you are the Claimant on you claim then you are the Part 20 Defendant on any counter claim.

I thought so Jaguarsuk, thanks for clarifying.