Mahkamah juga berpendirian bahawa tindakan pihak Keempat adalah bebas untuk mengambil tindakan terhadap pihak Kelima sekiranya pemohon didapati bertanggungan terhadap apa-apa liabiti dalam tuntutan utama kes ini dalam tindakan yang lain dan ianya tidak memprejudiskan mana-mana pihak. Rujuk kes Mahkamah Persekutuan berkenaan prosiding pihak ketiga yang merupakan satu prosiding bebas antara Pemohon sebagai plaintif dan pihak ketiga sebagai Defendan di mana Hakim Mohamed Dzaiddin FCJ (CJ) di muka surat 662 di dalam kes United Merchant Finance Bhd v. Majlis Agama Islam Negeri Johor [1999] 2 CLJ 151; [1999] 1 MLJ 657, [1999] 2 AMR 1561. Diputuskan sebagaimana berikut: “With respect, we do not think this is correct because third party proceedings are independent proceedings between a defendant as plaintiff and a third party as defendant (Mat Abu bin Man v. Medical Superintendent, General Hospital Taiping, Perak & Ors. (1989) 1 MLJ 226 S.C.). Secondly, the determination of the question in the third-party proceedings has to await the determination of the issues in the plaintiff’s action against the defendant (See: Ng Kim Hwa v. Ng See Chow & Ors. (1993)2 MJL 155). See also Summons for Third Party Proceedings (Form 26) which stipulates: “And that the question of the liability of the said third party to indemnify the defendant be tried at the trial of this action, but subsequent thereto. “ [Penekanan ditambah].