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Rule 45.33 Settlement before proceedings are issued under Stage 3F1

Where

(a)

there is a settlement after the Court Proceedings Pack has been sent to the defendant but before proceedings are issued under Stage 3; and

(b)

the settlement is more than the defendant’s relevant Protocol offer,

the fixed costs shall include an additional amount equivalent to the Stage 3 Type A fixed costs.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Pt. 45 substituted (1.10.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/572), rule 1(1), Sch. 3 (with rule 2)

Notes on Part 45

Textual amendments

F2

Words in Pt. 45 Table of Contents inserted (6.4.2024) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/106), rules 1(1), 9(1)(a)

F3

Words in Pt. 45 Table of Contents omitted (6.4.2024) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/106), rules 1(1), 9(1)(b)

F4

Words in Pt. 45 Table of Contents inserted (1.10.2024) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2024 (S.I. 2024/839), rules 1(1), 11(1)