51Defendants to agree as to apportionment

#### 51 Defendants to agree as to apportionment 51 Defendants to agree as to apportionment > > (1) The defendants to a claim who are alleged to be liable to contribute to any damages recovered by the plaintiff must agree among themselves as to the contribution that each is liable to make to those damages. > > > (2) Agreement must be reached no later than 35 business days for malignant claims, or 70 business days for non-malignant claims, after service of the plaintiff’s statement of particulars on the last of the original defendants. > > > (3) The first defendant must file with the registrar an apportionment statement setting out details of the apportionment of liability that the defendants have agreed to.