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Road Traffic Accidents: When is a small claim not a small claim?
Paul Jones considers the latest Predictable Costs case ‘Where a claimant has issued proceedings prematurely, possibly with a view to avoiding being limited to Small Claims Fixed Costs, they may assess their Standard Basis costs at a sum equivalent to the costs that would have been payable on the Small Claims Track. This way, the …
Cases Referenced
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- Drew v Whitbread plc [2010] EWCA Civ 53
- Lahey v Pirelli Tyres Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 91
- Lisbie v SKS Scaffolding Ltd [2011] EWHC 90203 (Costs)
- Lloyds TSB Group v Allen (2005) (20.10.05, Medway CC, HHJ Cryan)
- O'Beirne v Hudson [2010] EWCA Civ 52
- Parveen v Farooq (2009) Lawtel at LTL 15/9/2009, Liverpool CC, HHJ Stewart QC
- Smith v Wyatt; Rennie v Logistic Management (2011) (13.1.11 Cambridge CC HHJ Moloney QC) (Lawtel 5.4.11)