The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

[F1Amount of fixed costsE+W

45.18.—(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 [F2practises] 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.

TABLE 6
Fixed costs in relation to the RTA Protocol
Stage 1 fixed costs[F3£200]
Stage 2 fixed costs[F4£300]
Stage 3 –
Type A fixed costs£250
Type B fixed costs£250
Type C fixed costs£150]

Textual Amendments

F3Sum in rule 45.18 Table 6 substituted (30.4.2013) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/789), rules 1(1), 3(b)(i) (with rule 4)

F4Sum in rule 45.18 Table 6 substituted (30.4.2013) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/789), rules 1(1), 3(b)(ii) (with rule 4)