F1PART 45FIXED COSTS
SECTION IIIPre-Action Protocol For Low Value Personal Injury Claims In Road Traffic Accidents
Amount of fixed costs45.18
1
Subject to paragraph (4), the amount of fixed costs is set out in Table 6.
2
In Table 6—
“Type A fixed costs” means the legal representative’s costs;
“Type B fixed costs” means the advocate’s costs; and
“Type C fixed costs” means the costs for the advice on the amount of damages where the claimant is a child.
3
“Advocate” has the same meaning as in rule 45.37(2)(a).
4
Subject to rule 45.24(2) the court will not award more or less than the amounts shown in Table 1.
5
Where the claimant—
a
lives or works in an area set out in Practice Direction 45; and
b
instructs a legal representative who practices in that area,
the fixed costs will include, in addition to the costs set out in Table 6, an amount equal to 12.5% of the Stage 1 and 2 and Stage 3 Type A fixed costs.
6
Where appropriate, value added tax (VAT) may be recovered in addition to the amount of fixed costs and any reference in this Section to fixed costs is a reference to those costs net of any such VAT.
Fixed costs in relation to the RTA Protocol | ||
|---|---|---|
Stage 1 fixed costs | £400 | |
Stage 2 fixed costs | £800 | |
Stage 3 – | ||
Type A fixed costs | £250 | |
Type B fixed costs | £250 | |
Type C fixed costs | £150 | |
Pts. 44-48 substituted (1.4.2013) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/262), rules 2, 16, Sch. (with rule 22)