(1) Where a party claims as against another party a relief of the kind described in rule 11.01, the party may make the claim against the other party by filing and serving a notice in accordance with this rule.
(2) Subrule (1) does not apply where the claim could be made by counterclaim in the proceeding.
(3) No appearance to a notice under subrule (1) is necessary if the party on whom it is served has filed an appearance in the proceeding or is a plaintiff, but otherwise this Order, with the necessary changes, applies as if the defendant had filed and served a third party notice under rule 11.01 and the party on whom the notice was served were a third party joined under that rule.
(4) Except as provided by subrule (5), a notice under subrule (1) shall, with the necessary changes, be in accordance with Form 11A and be endorsed with a statement of claim.
(5) Where a party claims against another party contribution pursuant to section 12 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1956 , a notice under subrule (1) shall be in accordance with Form 11B.