Rule 26.16 Assignment within the intermediate trackF1

The complexity band to which a claim will normally be assigned in the intermediate track is set out in Table 2.

Table 2

Complexity band 1	Complexity band 2	Complexity band 3	Complexity band 4
Any claim where— (a) only one issue is in dispute; and (b) the trial is not expected to last longer than one day, including— (i) personal injury claims where liability or quantum is in dispute; (ii) F2road traffic accident related, non-personal injury claims; and (iii) defended debt claims	Any less complex claim where more than one issue is in dispute, including personal injury accident claims where liability and quantum are in dispute	Any more complex claim where more than one issue is in dispute, but which is unsuitable for assignment to complexity band 2, including noise induced hearing loss and other employer’s liability disease claims	Any claim which would normally be allocated to the intermediate track, but which is unsuitable for assignment to complexity bands 1 to 3, including any personal injury claim where there are serious issues of fact or law

Complexity band 1

Complexity band 2

Complexity band 3

Complexity band 4

Any claim where—

(a) only one issue is in dispute; and

(b) the trial is not expected to last longer than one day, including—

(i) personal injury claims where liability or quantum is in dispute;

(ii) F2road traffic accident related, non-personal injury claims; and

(iii) defended debt claims

Any less complex claim where more than one issue is in dispute, including personal injury accident claims where liability and quantum are in dispute

Any more complex claim where more than one issue is in dispute, but which is unsuitable for assignment to complexity band 2, including noise induced hearing loss and other employer’s liability disease claims

Any claim which would normally be allocated to the intermediate track, but which is unsuitable for assignment to complexity bands 1 to 3, including any personal injury claim where there are serious issues of fact or law

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: 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)
F2: Words in rule 26.16 Table 2 substituted (1.10.2023 immediately after S.I. 2023/572 comes into force) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/788), rules 1(1), 16(6)