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MoJ Stage Defaults and Preparation for Stage 3 Hearings - Andrew Mckie, Clerksroom

04/07/12. The protocol for Low Value Personal Injury Claims in Road Traffic Accidents applies to personal injury claims arising out of Road Traffic Claims in England and Wales, on or after 30 April 2010.  It applies where the value of the claim is between £1,000 and £10,000. The value of the claim, is based upon the level of general and special damages, but excludes damage to vehicles and credit hire costs.  Small claims worth less than £1000 and employers liability or public liability claims fall outside the protocol, as do claims involving complicating factors such as the death of a party or a protected party or a bankrupt claimant.
 

Stage 1 Exit Points.

The following points are examples of how a claim, may leave the Low Value Personal Injury Claims Portal, at Stage 1.

If the Defendant or Defendant’s insurer/ representative, fails to carry out the following actions, within the timescales specified below, the Claimant’s Solicitor may advise in writing that the claim has left the process, and cite the section of the Protocol in support.

Where paragraph 6.15 applies, i.e. the claims leaves the Portal, the claim will proceed under the Pre-Action Protocol for Personal Injury Claims starting at paragraph...

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