# The Civil Procedure Rules 1998, Rule 45.45: Fixed costs


(1) In Table 12—
(a) unless stated otherwise, “damages”—
(i) means any form of monetary relief;
(ii) in a claim which has no monetary value, shall be taken to mean an amount equivalent to—
(aa) £10,000 in a claim assigned to complexity band 2;
(bb) £15,000 in a claim assigned to complexity band 3; and
(cc) £20,000 in a claim assigned to complexity band 4;
(iii) in a claim which includes both a claim for monetary relief and a claim which has no monetary value, means the applicable amount in sub-paragraph (ii) taken together with the monetary value in sub-paragraph (i); and
(iv) in so far as it applies to monetary relief, means—
(aa) agreed damages; or
(bb) an amount awarded following trial;
(Rule 44.2 provides that the court has a discretion as to the costs order to be made including whether an order for costs relating only to a distinct part of the proceedings is appropriate.)
(b) the figures in each of stages A to C are the cumulative totals for costs incurred up to and including that stage;
(c) the figures in stage D are separate sums where the claim is disposed of at trial; and
(d) a reference to a ‘trial’ is a reference to the final hearing.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/45.45 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-45.45
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