14 August 2013
The requirement for a costs estimate with the allocation/directions questionnaire appears to have been scrapped...
Q The requirement for a costs estimate with the allocation/directions questionnaire appears to have been scrapped in fast track cases. Is this a deliberate change?
A Yes. No doubt the logic behind the change was, with the extension of the scope of the low value road traffic portal scheme and with fast track fixed costs on the horizon, cost budgeting on the fast track would rapidly become an irrelevancy. In any event, even now, the court must apply proportionality to claims which by definition are under £25,000.
