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High Court Filings - Notice of Contribution

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  • 12-09-2017 4:31pm
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    johnbyno1
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭


    Hi All,

    Can any body tell me what does the filing of a “Notice of Contribution” mean in relation to a personal injury case in the high court?

    Thanks,

    John
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    NUTLEY BOY
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    By any chance was the document headed as a notice of indemnity and contribution ?

    Offhand, the only thought that occurs is that this is a case with two or more defendants.

    Where a plaintiff sues two or more defendants and there is no agreement between those defendants they effectively sue or blame each other as well as being sued by the plaintiff.

    Say that P sues D1, D2 and D3 arising out of an accident.
    P is actually suing each of them individually and all of them jointly.
    If D1, D2 and D3 dispute all liability they effectively sue each other also for indemnity and contribution in respect of ultimate liability for the plaintiff's claim.

    All of this will be preceded by what is called an O'Byrne letter which is to do with legal costs. The object of the exercise is to place all costs liabilities on to the unsuccessful defendants.


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