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COUNTERCLAIM

There are different Kinds of defense available to the defendants in a civil litigation among which the counterclaim is of high importance. The simoultanous settlement of several but dependent and linked disputes between the parties to the litigation and consequently avoidance of contradictory judgements are the cosiderable advantages of bounterclaim. Based upon the above, the important is to bear in mind the concept and nature of the counterclaim as well as the preconditions to raise it. To this end, this essay is trying to elaborate the concept of counterclaim and to pose some new questions on the subject with due regards to the legal atmosphere of Iran.