Article 5 Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules 1998
In Part 45—
(a)
in the table of contents—
(i)
after “Alternative percentage increase Rule 45.22” insert—
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SECTION V FIXED RECOVERABLE SUCCESS FEES IN EMPLOYER’S LIABILITY DISEASE CLAIMS Scope and Interpretation Rule 45.23 Percentage increase of solicitors’ fees Rule 45.24 Percentage increase of counsel’s fees Rule 45.25 Alternative percentage increase Rule 45.26 ; and ”
(ii)
after “Account of payment of Stage 1 fixed costs Rule 45.40” insert—
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SECTION VII SCALE COSTS FOR CLAIMS IN A PATENTS COUNTY COURT Scope and interpretation Rule 45.41 Amount of scale costs Rule 45.42 Summary assessment of the costs of an application where a party has behaved unreasonably Rule 45.43 ; and ”
(b)
after rule 45.40 insert Section VII (Scale costs for claims in a patents county court) as set out in Schedule 1 to these Rules.