I was against a pupil last Thursday. I didn’t know he was a pupil until later when I look him up, I forgot it’s that time of year. Initially, he threw me off guard when he said “… as per Part 45X” to me in our discussions before the hearing.
It took me a moment to realise he was referring to the pre-1st October 2023 version of Part 45. That’s how it is identified in the online version of the 2024 White Book. However, in the hard copy it is described as:-
- PART 45 [Before 1 October 2023] Fixed Costs
- PART 45 [From 1 October 2023] Fixed Costs
Of course, the new White Book is £905 and many practitioners in civil litigation (unless their firm buys a copy) may not be able to justify the cost. On the other hand, CPR is online (except they deleted the pre-1st October 2023 rules).
I wanted to express my gratitude to those who sent me the archived copy of the rules. After giving it some thought over the weekend, I realised that having a single online resource for the appropriate version of CPR would be really helpful for practitioners who don’t have access to the White Book.
Click the Part below for the older version of CPR that pre-dates 1st Ocotber 2023 but still applies to your matter.
| Personal injury claims where the cause of action is before 1st October 2023 or, in all other matters, where proceedings were issued before 1st October 2023 |
| Part 26 |
| Part 28 |
| Part 36 |
| Part 45 |
When ever someone refers to Part 26X, Part 28X, Part 36X or Part 45X, then they are referring to the rules as they were prior to 1st October 2023. So remember, if you are a personal injury lawyer and you got excited about the ability to recover an abated trial advocacy fee on behalf of your client, that only applies to cases subject to the new Part 45.
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