# The Civil Procedure Rules 1998, Rule 26.13: Matters relevant to allocation to a track


(1) When deciding the track for a claim, the matters to which the court shall have regard include—
(a) the financial value, if any, of the claim;
(b) the nature of the remedy sought;
(c) the likely complexity of the facts, law or evidence;
(d) the number of parties or likely parties;
(e) the value of any counterclaim or additional claim and the complexity of any matters relating to it;
(f) the amount of oral evidence which may be required;
(g) the importance of the claim to persons who are not parties to the proceedings;
(h) the views expressed by the parties; and
(i) the circumstances of the parties.
(2) It is for the court to assess the financial value of a claim and in doing so it shall disregard—
(a) any amount not in dispute;
(b) any claim for interest;
(c) costs;
(d) any contributory negligence; and
(e) where the claim is, or includes a claim for non-monetary relief, any amount prescribed by rule 45.45(1)(a)(ii) and rule 45.50(2)(b)(ii).
(3) Where—
(a) two or more claimants have started a claim against the same defendant using the same claim form; and
(b) each claimant has a claim against the defendant separate from the other claimants,
the court shall consider the claim of each claimant separately when it assesses financial value under paragraph (1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/26.13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-26.13
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