The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2010 No. 621 (L. 3)

Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998

5.  In rule 27.14(2)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (f), after “;” omit “and”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (g), for “.” substitute “; and”; and

(c) after sub-paragraph (g) insert—

“(h) the Stage 1 and, where relevant, the Stage 2 fixed costs in rule 45.29 where—

(i) the claim was within the scope of the Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury Claims in Road Traffic Accidents (“the RTA Protocol”);

(ii) the claimant reasonably believed that the claim was valued at more than the small claims track limit in accordance with paragraph 4.1(4) of the RTA Protocol; and

(iii) the defendant admitted liability under the process set out in the RTA Protocol; but

(iv) the defendant did not pay those Stage 1 and, where relevant, Stage 2 fixed costs.”.