The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

[F1 Scope and interpretation E+W

45.20.— (1) Subject to paragraph (2), this Section applies where—

(a) the dispute is between an employee and his employer arising from a bodily injury sustained by the employee in the course of his employment; and

(b) the claimant has entered into a funding arrangement of a type specified in rule 43.2(1)(k)(i).

(2) This Section does not apply—

(a) where the dispute—

(i) relates to a disease;

(ii) relates to an injury sustained before 1^st October 2004; or

(iii) arises from a road traffic accident (as defined in rule 45.7(4)(a)); or

[F2 (iv) relates to an injury to which Section V of this Part applies; or]

(b) to a claim—

(i) which has been allocated to the small claims track; or

(ii) not allocated to a track, but for which the small claims track is the normal track.

(3) For the purposes of this Section—

(a) “employee” has the meaning given to it by section 2(1) of the Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969; and

(b) a reference to “fees” is a reference to fees for work done under a conditional fee agreement or collective conditional fee agreement.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 45 Section 4 inserted (1.10.2004) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2004 (S.I. 2004/2072), rule 1(b), Sch. Pt. 2

F2 Rule 45.20(2)(a)(iv) inserted (1.10.2005) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2005 (S.I. 2005/2292), rules 1(c), 39