Fixed costs in employer liability and public liability claims

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Practice notes

Fixed costs in employer liability and public liability claims

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Practice notes
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NOTE: the CPR was amended on 1 October 2023 to extend the application of fixed costs. These amendments apply where:

  1. •

    the cause of action accrues on or after 1 October 2023 (the date of accrual will usually be the date of the accident), or

  2. •

    in disease claims, no letter of claim has been sent before 1 October 2023

The version of CPR 45 in force before 1 October 2023 is referred to in this Practice Note as ‘Rule’ or ‘Part’.

For a copy of Part 45 in force prior to 1 October 2023, see:.

The Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury (Employers’ Liability and Public Liability) Claims (the EL/PL protocol) applies where:

  1. •

    either the case:

    1. ◦

      is an employers’ liability claim or a public liability claim (not a disease claim) where the claim arises from an accident occurring after 31 July 2013, or

    2. ◦

      in a disease claim, no letter of claim has been sent to the defendant before 31 July 2013

  2. •

    the

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What does Fixed costs mean?

specific rules which, when they apply, mean that regardless of the costs incurred by the successful party the court will order that the unsuccessful party only has to pay a specific amount of costs which are fixed by statute.

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