A counterclaim is an independent claim made by a respondent party against a claimant, which reacts and is incidental to the original claim, while also having an objective which extends beyond the mere dismissal of that original claim.1 Therefore, a counterclaim has both a defensive quality which aims at defeating the primary claim, as well as an offensive quality with the simultaneous filing of an independent claim relating to the subject-matter of the dispute.2
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