{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-26.15",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-26.15.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3132",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998",
  "path": "rule/26.15",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "26.15",
  "heading": "Assignment within the fast track",
  "text": "Unless the claim is one for noise induced hearing loss (in respect of which Sections I and IV of Part 28 and Section VIII of Part 45 make provision), the complexity band to which a claim will normally be assigned in the fast track is set out in Table 1.\nTable 1\nComplexity band 1\nComplexity band 2\nComplexity band 3\nComplexity band 4\n(a) road traffic accident related, non-personal injury claims; and\n(b) defended debt claims\n(a) road traffic accident related, personal injury claims which are or should have been started under the RTA Protocol; and\n(b) personal injury claims to which the Pre-action Protocol for Resolution of Package Travel Claims apply\n(a) road traffic accident related, personal injury claims to which the RTA Protocol does not apply;\n(b) employer’s liability (accident) and public liability personal injury claims;\n(c) possession claims;\n(d) housing disrepair claims; and\n(e) other claims for a sum of money, whether the sum is specified or unspecified, except claims that fall under complexity band 1(b)\n(a) employer’s liability disease claims (other than a claim for noise induced hearing loss);\n(b) complex possession and housing disrepair claims;\n(c) property and building disputes;\n(d) professional negligence claims; and\n(e) any claim which would normally be allocated to the fast track, but is nonetheless complex",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 26 substituted (1.10.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/572), rule 1(1), Sch. 1 (with rule 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in rule 26.15 Table 1 substituted (1.10.2024) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/839), rules 1(1), 7"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/26.15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:12:59.276840+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}