The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

[F1 Assignment within the fast track E+W

26.15.   Unless the claim is one for noise induced hearing loss (in respect of which Sections I and IV of Part 28 and Section VIII of Part 45 make provision), the complexity band to which a claim will normally be assigned in the fast track is set out in Table 1.

Table 1

Complexity band 1	Complexity band 2	Complexity band 3	Complexity band 4
(a) road traffic accident related, non-personal injury claims; and (b) defended debt claims	(a) road traffic accident related, personal injury claims which are or should have been started under the RTA Protocol; and (b) personal injury claims to which the Pre-action Protocol for Resolution of Package Travel Claims apply	(a) road traffic accident related, personal injury claims to which the RTA Protocol does not apply; (b) employer’s liability (accident) and public liability personal injury claims; (c) possession claims; (d) housing disrepair claims; and (e) other money claims	(a) employer’s liability disease claims (other than a claim for noise induced hearing loss); (b) complex possession and housing disrepair claims; (c) property and building disputes; (d) professional negligence claims; and (e) any claim which would normally be allocated to the fast track, but is nonetheless complex]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 26 substituted (1.10.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/572), rule 1(1), Sch. 1 (with rule 2)