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Rule 45.47 Advice obtained in claims started under the RTA Protocol or the EL/PL ProtocolF1

(1)

This rule applies where a claim has been started under the RTA Protocol or the EL/PL Protocol.

(2)

Where this rule applies and—

(a)

an advice has been obtained from a legal representative as provided for in the relevant Protocol; or

(b)

an advice has been obtained from a specialist legal representative on the amount of damages where the claimant is a child and that advice—

(i)

is within the legal representative’s particular expertise; and

(ii)

is reasonably required to value the claim,

the fixed costs may include an additional amount of £150.

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)