[F1PART 45E+WFIXED COSTS

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SECTION IIIE+W[F2The Pre-Action Protocols for Low Value Personal Injury Claims In Road Traffic Accidents and Low Value Personal Injury (Employers’ Liability and Public Liability) Claims.]

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45.16.—(1) This Section applies to claims that have been or should have been started under Part 8 in accordance with Practice Direction 8B (“the Stage 3 Procedure”).

(2) Where a party has not complied with the [F3relevant Protocol] rule 45.24 will apply.

[F4The “relevant Protocol” means—

(a)

the Pre-Action Protocol for Personal Injury Claims in Road Traffic Accidents (“the RTA Protocol”); or

(b)

the Pre-action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury Claims (Employers’ Liability and Public Liability) Claims (“the EL/PL Protocol”).]

(3) A reference to “Claim Notification Form [F5or Court Proceedings Pack]” is a reference to the form used in the [F3relevant Protocol].]

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