[F1 PART 45 E+WFIXED COSTS

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 45 substituted (1.10.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/572), rule 1(1), Sch. 3 (with rule 2)

SECTION IV E+WThe Pre-Action Protocols for Low Value Personal Injury Claims in Road Traffic Accidents and Low Value Personal Injury (Employers’ Liability and Public Liability) Claims

Additional advice on the value of the claim E+W

45.34.— (1) Where—

(a) the value of the claim for damages is more than £10,000;

(b) an additional advice has been obtained from a specialist legal representative, and that advice—

(i) is within the legal representative’s specialist expertise; and

(ii) is reasonably required to value the claim,

the fixed costs may include an additional amount equivalent to the Stage 3 Type C fixed costs.

(2) In a claim to which the RTA Protocol applies—

(a) vehicle related damages are excluded for the purpose of valuing a claim under paragraph (1)(a); and

(b) ‘vehicle related damages’ has the meaning ascribed to it by paragraph 1.1(18) of the RTA Protocol.]