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Civil Liability Act 2002
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#### 36 Contribution not recoverable from defendant
36 Contribution not recoverable from defendant
> A defendant against whom judgment is given under this Part as a concurrent wrongdoer in relation to an apportionable claim—
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> > (a) cannot be required to contribute to any damages or contribution recovered from another concurrent wrongdoer in respect of the apportionable claim (whether or not the damages or contribution are recovered in the same proceedings in which judgment is given against the defendant), and
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> > (b) cannot be required to indemnify any such wrongdoer.
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> **ss 36–39:** Ins 2002 No 92, Sch 1 \[5\].