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Road Traffic Accident

This publication guides practitioners navigating the complex pre-action protocols involved in low-value road traffic accident claims.

1 Matter Plan

Overview

The commentary covers liability, parties, loss mitigation, damages, small claims, and fatal accidents. It also deals with commencing a claim under pre-action protocols, using online portals, responding to offers, settling the matter, issuing and responding to proceedings, default and summary judgment, case management, disclosure, and trial.

The Reference materials folder includes a medical glossary and guidance on electronic signing and witnessing, and the comprehensive Getting the matter underway folder includes compliance and client care documents. Using the extensive Retainer Instructions when gathering information ensures nothing is missed.

Precedents in this publication include:

  • letters of claim and letters to:
    • physiotherapist, seeking a rehabilitation report;
    • vehicle expert, seeking a damage report;
    • hire company, requesting a copy of a credit hire agreement;
    • the defendant’s solicitor, including claims relating to the RTA Small Claims Protocol;
  • Statements of tariff injuries and other protocol injuries;
  • particulars of claim for a:
    • two-vehicle collision;
    • one vehicle, one pedestrian collision;
    • one vehicle, one bicycle collision;
    • passenger;
  • a Schedule of Past and Future Loss and Expense;
  • Medical Report Form (RTA3);
  • Enclosure – Overview of the Small Claims Process – Road Traffic Accident.
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1 Matter Plan Included

  • Item icon Matter summary for personal injury matters (prompt)
  • Item icon ALERTS - Nil
  • Item icon Full Commentary - Road Traffic Accident
  • Folder icon Reference materials
    • Item icon AI Prompts
    • Item icon Electronic Signing and Witnessing
    • Item icon Looking to the Future
    • Item icon Medical Glossary
    • Item icon Further information
  • Item icon Overview and limitation periods
    A road traffic accident can lead to claims for personal injury and loss and damage to real and personal property. If no one is injured but there is property loss or damage, a monetary claim can be made in the usual way.

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  • Item icon Summary of the process
    The usual steps in acting in a road traffic accident matter are:

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  • Folder icon A. Getting the matter underway
    • Item icon File cover sheet - Road traffic accident
    • Item icon To do list - Road traffic accident
    • Item icon To do list - Road traffic accident - Court proceedings
    • Item icon First steps
    • Item icon Retainer instructions - Road traffic accident
    • Folder icon Compliance documents
      • Item icon Client Due Diligence and Anti-money Laundering Guidance
      • Item icon Client Details, Identity Verification and Source of Funds
      • Item icon Conflict of interest check
      • Item icon Client and matter risk assessment
      • Folder icon If required - Reporting an issue
        • Item icon Anti-money laundering internal disclosure
    • Item icon Initial letter to client enclosing Client Care and Terms of Business - Road traffic accident
    • Folder icon Enclosures for initial letter to client
      • Item icon Client care information
      • Item icon Terms of business
      • Item icon Scope of work - Road traffic accident
      • Item icon Enclosure - Overview of the small claims process - Road traffic accident
      • Item icon A summary of a road traffic accident claim
    • Item icon Funding
    • Folder icon If required - Conditional fees and damages-based agreements
      • Item icon Conditional fee agreements
      • Item icon Conditional fee agreement
      • Item icon Letter to client explaining barrister's fees
      • Item icon Letter to client giving informed consent to conditional fee agreement
      • Item icon Information sheet - Conditional fee agreements
      • Item icon Damages-based agreements
      • Item icon Damages-based agreement
      • Item icon Letter to client enclosing damages-based agreement for signing
      • Item icon Information sheet - Damages-based agreements
      • Item icon Notice of funding of case or claim
    • Item icon Qualified one-way cost shifting
      Qualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS) applies to personal injury claims and generally means that defendants will not recover their legal costs even if they successfully defend a claim. QOCS therefore protects personal injury claimants from having to pay the defendant’s costs if the claim fails. ...

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    • Item icon Time and costs estimates
    • Folder icon If required - Letter to client varying the Client Care and Terms of Business
      • Item icon Letter to client updating costs estimate
    • Folder icon General deeds, agreements, statements, declarations, consents, and execution clauses
      • Item icon Deeds and agreements
      • Folder icon Deeds
        • Item icon Deed for general use
        • Item icon Deed of assignment of agreement
        • Item icon Deed of assignment of agreement with consent
        • Item icon Deed of assignment of an insurance policy
        • Item icon Deed of assignment of equitable interest in residential land
        • Item icon Deed of gift
        • Item icon Deed of guarantee
        • Item icon Deed of release
        • Item icon Deed of release and grant
        • Item icon General deed of indemnity
        • Folder icon Library of standard clauses for deeds
          • Item icon Amendment
          • Item icon Confidentiality
          • Item icon Confidentiality - Extensive
          • Item icon Costs
          • Item icon Counterparts
          • Item icon Dispute resolution
          • Item icon Events beyond control
          • Item icon Governing law and jurisdiction
          • Item icon Interpretation
          • Item icon No assignment
          • Item icon Notices
          • Item icon Severance
          • Item icon Third parties
          • Item icon Waiver
          • Item icon Whole agreement
      • Folder icon Agreements
        • Item icon Agreement for general use
        • Item icon Boundary agreement
        • Item icon Confidentiality agreement
        • Item icon Construction agreement
        • Item icon Heads of agreement
        • Folder icon Library of standard clauses for agreements
          • Item icon Amendment
          • Item icon Confidentiality
          • Item icon Confidentiality - Extensive
          • Item icon Costs
          • Item icon Counterparts
          • Item icon Dispute resolution
          • Item icon Events beyond control
          • Item icon Governing law and jurisdiction
          • Item icon Interpretation
          • Item icon No assignment
          • Item icon Notices
          • Item icon Severance
          • Item icon Third parties
          • Item icon Waiver
          • Item icon Whole agreement
      • Folder icon Statements and declarations
        • Item icon Statement of truth
        • Item icon Statement of truth - High Court
        • Item icon Statutory declaration
        • Item icon Statutory declaration of solvency
        • Item icon Affidavit - General
        • Item icon Exhibit sheet for affidavits - General
        • Item icon Witness statement - Family matters
        • Item icon Exhibit sheet to witness statement - Family matters
        • Item icon Witness statement - Civil matters
        • Item icon Exhibit sheet to witness statement - Civil matters
      • Folder icon Execution clauses
        • Item icon Execution clauses - Agreements and contracts
        • Item icon Execution clauses - Deeds
        • Item icon Execution clauses - Overseas companies
      • Folder icon Consents
        • Folder icon If required - Personal data consent - General
          • Item icon Letter to client enclosing general consent
          • Item icon Letter to third party enclosing general consent
          • Item icon Letter to third party requesting personal data and enclosing client’s general consent
          • Item icon Letter to third party requesting personal data and enclosing third party general consent
          • Item icon Client’s consent to provide information - General
          • Item icon Third party’s consent to provide information - General
        • Folder icon If required - Personal data consent - Health professional
          • Item icon Letter to client enclosing consent - Health professional
          • Item icon Letter to third party enclosing consent - Health professional
          • Item icon Letter to doctor enclosing client consent
          • Item icon Letter to doctor enclosing third party consent
          • Item icon Client’s consent for health professional to provide information
          • Item icon Third party’s consent for health professional to provide information
        • Folder icon Change of name
          • Item icon Change of name deed for an adult - Concise
          • Item icon Change of name deed for a minor - Concise
          • Folder icon If required - Enrolment by an adult
            • Item icon Change of name deed for an adult - For enrolment
            • Item icon Statutory declaration - Enrolment of adult change of name deed
            • Item icon Notice for the London Gazette on the change of name of an adult
            • Item icon Consent to enrolment of change of name of an adult
          • Folder icon If required - Enrolment by a minor
            • Item icon Change of name deed for a minor - For enrolment
            • Item icon Statutory declaration - Enrolment of minor change of name deed
            • Item icon Affidavit of best interest for the change of name of a minor
            • Item icon Consent to enrolment of change of name of a minor
  • Folder icon B. Preparatory casework and letters before claim
    • Item icon Determining where and how to start a claim
      There are 3 portals as set out below. Whichever protocol is followed, they each proceed using one of these online portals.

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    • Item icon Low value or small claim amounts
      A low value claim is one where the total value of all losses, for both personal injury and property damage, is less than £10,000. If the accident occurred before 31 May 2021 and:

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    • Item icon Appropriate parties
      Often the identity of the claimant in a road traffic accident claim will be clear. They are the party who suffered an injury or loss due to another’s wrongdoing. Referring to the driver at fault as a tortfeasor helps avoid confusion. Although the tortfeasor is often included as a defendant in ...

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    • Item icon Letter to tortfeasor requesting person, vehicle and insurer details
    • Item icon Initial considerations
      Before commencing a claim for a road traffic accident, or even sending a letter of claim, also known as a letter before action, consider:

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    • Item icon Letter to police for records after an accident
    • Item icon Required information
      To submit a claim, the following information will be needed, if available:

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    • Item icon Letter to client enclosing authorities
    • Folder icon Library of authorities
      • Item icon Authority to employer to provide loss of income details
      • Item icon Authority for ambulance service records
      • Item icon Authority for GP medical records
      • Item icon Authority for hospital medical records
      • Item icon Authority for police records after an accident
      • Item icon Client’s consent to provide information - General
    • Item icon Letter to client confirming initial actions and enclosing summary sheets
    • Item icon Summary of medical expenses
    • Item icon Summary of other losses
    • Folder icon Rehabilitation
      • Item icon Rehabilitation
        The 2015 Rehabilitation Code encourages rehabilitation and early intervention in the compensation process. Its purpose is to help injured parties recover from physical, social, vocational, and psychological injuries. To assess rehabilitation needs, detailed instructions about the client’s injuries ...

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      • Item icon Letter to client setting out rehabilitation requirements
      • Item icon Letter to physiotherapist seeking report on rehabilitation
      • Item icon Letter to physiotherapist seeking final report
      • Item icon Letter to defendant enclosing evidence of rehabilitation
    • Folder icon Employer
      • Item icon Loss of earnings
        Where a client is employed, copies of wage slips for at least 6 months before the accident will be needed. If monthly earnings vary, an average is taken. Pre- and post-accident figures are then compared to assess the loss. For self-employed clients, weekly or monthly invoices can be used to ...

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      • Item icon Letter to employer for income details after an accident
      • Item icon Letter to client seeking wage slips, P60s, or tax returns
    • Folder icon Ambulance, doctor and hospital
      • Item icon Medical costs including any treatment costs
        The client provides receipts or invoices for reasonable and appropriate medical costs so they can be claimed back at the relevant time. Under the relevant protocols, recovery of medical costs is generally limited to the fixed fee for an initial medical report. If further medical reports are ...

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      • Item icon Letter to ambulance service for reports with authority
      • Item icon Letter to GP for medical records with authority
      • Item icon Letter to hospital for medical notes with authority
      • Item icon Care costs, also known as gratuitous care
        This head of loss covers extra help the client needs from a paid helper or family and friends.

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    • Folder icon Vehicle
      • Item icon Vehicle-related costs
        Vehicle-related costs are common in road traffic accidents where the claimant’s vehicle has been damaged. Depending on the circumstances, this can be a simple claim in addition to the overarching claim for personal injuries and can form part of the claim limit. The claim will include things such as ...

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      • Item icon Letter to a vehicle expert seeking a damage report
      • Item icon Letter to client seeking receipts for vehicle repairs
      • Item icon Letter to client seeking evidence of tax, insurance and licence
      • Item icon Credit hire agreements
        Difficulties may arise when a claimant cannot use their vehicle and hires a replacement under a credit hire agreement while repairs are carried out. While these charges are generally recoverable, they often far outweigh the value of the underlying claim. As a result, they fall outside the ...

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      • Item icon Letter to client seeking copy of credit hire agreement
      • Item icon Letter to hire company requesting copy of credit hire agreement
    • Item icon Considering possible defences
      Considering possible defences that the defendant or the compensator may raise against the client’s claim allows those issues to be managed properly and helps set realistic expectations for the client. Factual defences can include accidents where:

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    • Item icon Contributory negligence
      Section 1(1) of the Law Reform (Contributory Negligence Act) 1945 provides:

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    • Item icon Mitigation of loss
      Injured parties are required to mitigate their losses as much as possible. In a road traffic accident claim, mitigation can include such things as:

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    • Item icon Letter of claim to defendant - Road traffic accident
    • Item icon Letter of claim to defendant's solicitor - Road traffic accident
    • Item icon Record of information sought and received
  • Folder icon C. Small claims for accidents occurring before 31 May 2021
    • Item icon Before starting a claim
      Before a claim is started, 2 searches are carried out:

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    • Item icon MIB Services
    • Item icon askMID
    • Item icon Letter to client advising on protocols
    • Item icon Letter to client confirming instructions to issue proceedings despite non-compliance with protocols
    • Item icon Letter to client seeking details of previous claims
    • Folder icon Stage one
      • Item icon Stage one
      • Item icon Claims portal
      • Item icon Letter to client enclosing claim notification form for approval
      • Item icon Authority to proceed
      • Item icon Claim notification form - low value personal injury claims in road traffic accidents (£1,000 - £25,000)
      • Item icon Claim notification form - low value personal injury claims in traffic accidents (£1,000 - £25,000) (defendant only)
    • Folder icon Stage two
      • Item icon Stage two
      • Item icon Letter to client explaining the need for a medical report
      • Item icon Letter to client to attend expert appointment
      • Item icon Letter instructing a medical expert in an injury matter
      • Item icon Letter to expert seeking time for payment
      • Item icon Letter to client with irrevocable authority to pay expert from compensation
      • Item icon Irrevocable authority to pay expert from compensation
      • Item icon Medical report form - low value personal injury claims in road traffic accidents (£1,000 - £25,000)
      • Item icon Letter to client enclosing copy of interim settlement pack for approval
      • Item icon Interim settlement pack and response to interim settlement pack - low value personal injury claims in road traffic accidents (£1,000 - £25,000)
      • Item icon Letter to client enclosing copy of stage 2 settlement pack and response for approval
      • Item icon Stage 2 settlement pack and response to settlement pack - low value personal injury claims in road traffic accidents (£1,000 - £25,000)
      • Item icon Letter to client enclosing court proceedings pack for approval
      • Item icon Authority to proceed
      • Item icon Court proceedings pack (part A) - low value personal injury claims in road traffic accidents (£1,000 - £25,000)
      • Item icon Letter to client setting out response from defendant
    • Folder icon Stage three
      • Item icon Stage three
      • Item icon Letter to client advising that injury claim value court hearing is required
  • Folder icon D. Small claims for accidents occurring after 31 May 2021
    • Item icon The RTA Small Claims Protocol
      The protocol sets out how the parties are expected to behave, and the Civil Procedure Rules allow the court to impose cost penalties if the protocol is not followed. The RTA Small Claims Protocol aims to ensure that:

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    • Folder icon Claims outside the protocol
      • Item icon Letter to tortfeasor - Claim falls outside the RTA Small Claims Protocol
      • Item icon Letter to defendant's solicitors - Claim falls outside the RTA Small Claims Protocol
      • Item icon Letter to client - Claim falls outside the RTA Small Claims Protocol
    • Item icon Letter to tortfeasor pursuing claim under the RTA Small Claims Protocol
    • Item icon Letter to defendant's solicitor pursuing claim under the RTA Small Claims Protocol
    • Item icon Letter to client pursuing claim under the RTA Small Claims Protocol
    • Item icon The Official Injury Claim portal
      The Official Injury Claim portal cannot be used if:

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    • Item icon Claiming through the Official Injury Claim portal
      Before a claim can be started through the portal, the following information is needed:

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    • Item icon Official Injury Claim – Sign in
    • Item icon Letter to client seeking details of previous claims
    • Item icon Letter to client confirming submission of the small claim notification form
    • Item icon Letter to client enclosing response to the small claim notification form
    • Item icon Letter to client where there is no response to the small claim notification form
    • Folder icon Personal injuries
      • Item icon Whiplash injuries
        The RTA Small Claims Protocol was introduced to deal with the large number of claims involving a whiplash injury element.

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      • Item icon Damages for other injuries
        The compensation value for soft tissue injuries and any injuries which last longer than 24 months are subject to the Judicial College Guidelines. These can be purchased from legal bookshops and assist in valuing claims for:

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      • Item icon Letter to client explaining the need for a medical report
      • Item icon Letter to client to attend expert appointment
      • Item icon Letter instructing a medical expert in an injury matter
      • Item icon Letter to expert seeking time for payment
      • Item icon Letter to client with irrevocable authority to pay expert from compensation
      • Item icon Irrevocable authority to pay expert from compensation
      • Item icon Letter to client enclosing copy medical report and confirmation
      • Item icon Confirmation of medical report
      • Item icon Letter to defendant's insurer justifying a further medical report
      • Item icon Letter to client enclosing statements of injuries
      • Item icon Statement of tariff injuries
      • Item icon Statement of other protocol injuries
    • Folder icon Other heads of claim
      • Item icon Other heads of claim
        Other protocol property damages The client may have incurred financial losses as a result of the accident, such as:

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      • Item icon Letter to client seeking completed loss summary sheets and final evidence
      • Item icon Statement of protocol property damage
      • Item icon Statement of non-protocol vehicle costs
    • Folder icon Offers to settle
      • Item icon Making offers to settle through the Official Injury Claim portal
        The RTA Small Claims Protocol promotes early resolutions to claims, including the claimant seeking to settle the matter even before any claim has been commenced. If the claimant reasonably believes that the claim is for more than £10,000, or the value of the claim for damages for injury is more ...

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      • Item icon Letter to client with offer to settle
      • Item icon Authority to proceed
      • Item icon Letter to client confirming offer made
      • Item icon Letter to client confirming counter-offer made
      • Item icon Letter to client confirming offer withdrawn
      • Item icon Letter to client with response to offer to settle
      • Item icon Letter to client when no response to offer received
      • Item icon Letter to defendant's solicitor with bank details
      • Item icon Letter to client confirming date of payment
    • Folder icon If required - Interim payments
      • Item icon Interim payments
        Where the compensator has admitted part or full liability, or where the court has determined liability in favour of the claimant, the claimant can request an interim payment to cover protocol damages.

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      • Item icon Letter to client about an interim payment
      • Item icon Authority to proceed
      • Item icon Letter to client confirming interim payment requested
      • Item icon Letter to client with response to interim payment request
      • Item icon Letter to defendant's solicitor with bank details
      • Item icon Letter to client confirming date of payment
    • Item icon Letter to defendant's solicitor giving notice of proceedings - Failure to respond to offer or counter-offer
  • Folder icon E. Other types of claims
    • Item icon Damages Claims Portal
      HM Court Service has introduced an online portal for bringing damages claims in the County Court. The portal is currently a pilot scheme but is anticipated to be permanently implemented. The Damages Claims Portal (DCP) allows a claimant to file a claim with the court, including outside normal court ...

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    • Item icon Letter to unrepresented defendant - Claim via Damages Claims Portal
    • Item icon Letter to defendant's solicitors seeking acceptance of service via the Damages Claims Portal
    • Item icon Letter to defendant's insurer seeking acceptance of service via the Damages Claims Portal
    • Folder icon Library of particulars of claim
      • Item icon Two vehicle collision
      • Item icon Passenger claiming against driver in two vehicle collision
      • Item icon One vehicle one pedestrian collision
      • Item icon One vehicle one bicycle collision
      • Item icon Schedule of past and future loss and expense
    • Item icon Notice of Issue (Practice Direction 8B – pre-action protocol for low value personal injury claims in road traffic accidents)
    • Item icon Letter to client enclosing notice of issue
    • Item icon Acknowledgment of service (Practice Direction 8B)
    • Folder icon Fatal accidents
      • Item icon Fatal accidents
        When an individual dies due to a road traffic accident that was someone else’s fault, the deceased’s dependents may be able to claim compensation. If the deceased had children or a spouse, their long-term financial needs will need to be addressed, as well as short-term expenses, such as funeral and ...

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      • Item icon Letter of claim to defendant - Fatal road traffic accident
      • Item icon Letter of claim to defendant's solicitor - Fatal road traffic accident
      • Item icon Letter to defendant's solicitor notifying of claim under Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1934 following death of injured party
      • Item icon Letter to client as dependant of deceased requesting details of deceased's income, pension and investments
  • Folder icon F. Pre-action protocols before issuing proceedings
    • Item icon Pre-action protocols before issuing proceedings
      If a claim cannot be settled through the online portals, or the case is not appropriate for determination through the portals, court proceedings may need to be considered. The Civil Procedure Rules specify pre-action protocols as set out in Practice Direction 27B and Practice ...

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    • Item icon Letter to client advising on protocols
    • Item icon Letter to client confirming instructions to issue proceedings despite non-compliance with protocols
    • Item icon Enclosure - Overview of the litigation process from a claimant's point of view
  • Folder icon G. Settling the matter
    • Item icon Alternative dispute resolution
    • Item icon Cost consequences without ADR
    • Item icon Letter to the other side’s solicitor suggesting alternative dispute resolution
    • Item icon Mediation settlement agreement
    • Item icon Offers to settle
    • Item icon Letter to defendant’s solicitor making Calderbank offer
    • Folder icon If required - Part 36 offers
      • Item icon Enclosure - Part 36 offers
      • Item icon Letter to client suggesting making a Part 36 offer
      • Item icon Offer to settle (Section I Part 36)
      • Item icon Letter to other side's solicitor making Part 36 offer
      • Item icon Letter to client enclosing copy Part 36 offer made
      • Item icon Letter to client enclosing copy Part 36 offer received
    • Item icon Settlement agreement - Road Traffic Accident
    • Item icon Letter to client with draft settlement agreement
    • Item icon Letter to other side's solicitor with settlement agreement
    • Item icon Letter to court confirming settlement
    • Item icon General form of judgment or order
    • Folder icon Library of example consent orders
      • Item icon Clause - Consent order for judgment notation of agreement
      • Item icon Clause - Consent order payment inclusive of costs
      • Item icon Clause - Consent order judgment in favour of one party
      • Item icon Clause - Consent order for proceedings to be dismissed with no order as to costs
      • Item icon Clause - Consent order for acceptance of lesser sum
    • Item icon Letter to other side's solicitor sending draft consent order
    • Item icon Letter to court filing draft consent order on settlement
  • Folder icon H. Court practice and procedure
    • Item icon To do list - Road traffic accident - Court proceedings
    • Item icon Prior to issuing proceedings
    • Item icon Part 7 claims
    • Item icon Part 8 claims
    • Item icon Electronic filing
    • Item icon Paper proceedings
  • Folder icon I. Statements of case, filing, and service
    • Item icon Damages Claims Portal
      HM Court Service has introduced an online portal for bringing damages claims in the County Court. The portal is currently a pilot scheme but is anticipated to be permanently implemented. The Damages Claims Portal (DCP) allows a claimant to file a claim with the court, including outside normal court ...

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    • Item icon MyHMCTS
    • Item icon Letter to unrepresented defendant advising that claim will proceed pursuant to Part 7
    • Item icon Claim form (CPR Part 7)
    • Item icon Claim form (N1SDT)
    • Folder icon Library of particulars of claim
      • Item icon Two vehicle collision
      • Item icon Passenger claiming against driver in two vehicle collision
      • Item icon One vehicle one pedestrian collision
      • Item icon One vehicle one bicycle collision
      • Item icon Schedule of past and future loss and expense
    • Item icon Letter to court filing claim
    • Item icon Letter to client confirming issue of proceedings where service is to be delayed
    • Item icon Service
    • Item icon Letter to defendant serving claim
    • Item icon Letter to defendant's solicitor serving claim
    • Folder icon Enclosures for letter serving claim - Response pack
      • Item icon Guidance for defendants replying to the claim form: N1C
      • Item icon Response pack
      • Item icon Admission (specified amount)
      • Item icon Admission (unspecified amount, non-money and return of goods claims)
      • Item icon Defence form
      • Item icon Defence and counterclaim (specified amount)
      • Item icon Defence and counterclaim (unspecified amount, non-money and return of goods claims)
    • Item icon Letter to defendant providing particulars of claim after MCOL claim
    • Item icon Letter to court providing particulars of claim after MCOL claim
    • Item icon Certificate of service
    • Item icon Defendant’s response
    • Item icon Example content - Reply to defence
    • Item icon Extension of time
    • Item icon Letter to defendant's solicitor responding to request for extension of time
    • Item icon Counterclaims and additional claims
  • Folder icon J. Interim applications
    • Item icon Security for costs
    • Item icon Default judgment
    • Item icon Letter to client with advice about default judgment
    • Item icon Request for judgment and reply to admission (specified amount)
    • Item icon Request for judgment by default (amount to be decided by the court)
    • Item icon Summary judgment
    • Item icon Letter to client with advice about summary judgment
    • Item icon Application notice
    • Item icon General form of judgment or order
    • Item icon Clause - Wording for Form N244 requesting summary judgment
    • Item icon Example content - Draft order for summary judgment
    • Item icon Letter to court filing documents
    • Folder icon If required - Evidence
      • Item icon Letter to court filing written evidence
      • Item icon Letter to other side's solicitor serving written evidence
    • Item icon Letter to client after summary judgment success
  • Folder icon K. Case management and directions
    • Item icon Case management
      The court’s approach to case management following the filing of a defence and any counterclaims or additional claims by the defendant reflects the overriding objective of the Civil Procedure Rules that cases be dealt with justly and at proportionate cost.

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    • Item icon Directions questionnaire (small claims track)
    • Item icon Directions questionnaire (fast track, intermediate track and multi-track)
    • Folder icon Enclosures for directions questionnaire - Disclosure and costs
      • Item icon Disclosure reports
      • Item icon Disclosure report
      • Item icon Costs budgets
      • Item icon Costs budget (Precedent H) and budget discussion report (Precedent R)
      • Item icon Precedent T - (budget variation summary sheet)
      • Item icon Precedent H User Guide
      • Item icon Precedent S User Guide
    • Item icon Letter to client confirming costs budget
    • Item icon Letter to defendant's solicitor serving costs budget
    • Item icon Directions
    • Item icon Small claims track standard directions
    • Item icon Small claims track special directions
    • Item icon Fast track standard directions
    • Item icon Multi-track standard directions
    • Item icon Listing questionnaires
    • Item icon Listing questionnaire (pre-trial checklist)
    • Item icon Application notice
    • Item icon General form of judgment or order
    • Item icon Letter to court filing documents
  • Folder icon L. Disclosure and evidence
    • Item icon Disclosure
    • Item icon Letter to client regarding disclosure
    • Item icon Standard disclosure
    • Item icon Electronic documents questionnaire (Civil Procedure Rules Practice Direction 31B)
    • Item icon Disclosure report
    • Item icon Letter to other side's solicitor enclosing disclosure report
    • Item icon Letter to other side's solicitor requesting to inspect documents
    • Item icon Evidence
    • Folder icon Library of evidence documents
      • Item icon Proof of evidence
      • Item icon Witness statement - Civil matters
      • Item icon Example content - Witness statement for civil matters
      • Item icon Exhibit sheet to witness statement - Civil matters
      • Item icon General form of affidavit
      • Item icon Clause - Affidavit for civil matters
      • Item icon Exhibit sheet for affidavits - Civil matters
      • Item icon Notice of intention to rely on hearsay evidence
      • Item icon Notice to admit facts
    • Item icon Letter to court filing documents
    • Item icon Letter to court filing written evidence
    • Item icon Letter to other side's solicitor serving written evidence
    • Item icon Vulnerable witnesses and parties
    • Item icon Expert witnesses
    • Folder icon If required - Expert witnesses
      • Item icon Letter to expert requesting report
      • Item icon Letter to court filing expert's report
      • Item icon Letter to other side's solicitor serving expert's report
  • Folder icon M. Final hearing and costs
    • Item icon Preparation for the final hearing
    • Item icon Letter to counsel enclosing brief
    • Item icon Brief to counsel - Road traffic accident matters
    • Item icon Letter to client advising of court hearing date
    • Item icon Letter to court advising client will not attend
    • Item icon Letter to witness advising hearing date
    • Item icon Small claims track special directions
    • Item icon Listing questionnaire (pre-trial checklist)
    • Item icon Letter to court filing documents
    • Item icon Court bundles
    • Item icon County Court, High Court and Appeal Court - Trial bundle cover page
    • Item icon County Court, High Court and Appeal Court - Trial bundle index
    • Item icon Case summary
    • Item icon Chronology - Civil matters
    • Item icon Letter to other side's solicitor enclosing index to trial bundle
    • Item icon Letter to other side's solicitor enclosing trial bundle
    • Item icon Letter to court filing trial bundle
    • Item icon Costs for the final hearing
    • Item icon Costs budget (Precedent H) and budget discussion report (Precedent R)
    • Item icon Precedent T - (budget variation summary sheet)
    • Item icon Precedent H User Guide
    • Item icon Precedent S User Guide
    • Item icon Final hearing
      Preparation for the final hearing

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  • Folder icon N. Finalising the matter
    • Folder icon If required - Discontinuance
      • Item icon Notice of discontinuance
      • Item icon Letter to court filing documents
    • Item icon Letter to client advising successful outcome and enclosing invoice
    • Item icon Letter to client advising unsuccessful outcome with advice about appeal and enclosing invoice
    • Item icon Letter to client finalising the matter
    • Item icon Example invoice
    • Item icon Invoice recital - Road traffic accident
    • Item icon Enclosure - Explaining the bill
    • Item icon Closing the file
    • Item icon File closing checklist
    • Item icon File review form - General
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