As of 30 April 2010 there is a new pre-action protocol for most RTA claims with a personal injury element worth between £1,000 and £10,000. The rules are complex. The concept is revolutionary, with mandatory fixed costs for pre-action steps, and a dedicated electronic portal for communications between claimant solicitors and defendant insurers.

Legaltraing.tv's latest PI Update by John Birchall is mainly about this new regime. The lecture includes a summary of the rules, practice direction, and protocol; and analysis of their wider context and implications. If you are not a PI specialist, this lecture will give you enough information to keep you abreast of developments, which may be part of a larger trend in legal services and litigation. If you are a PI specialist, and already up to speed with the technicalities, the lecture offers some thought-provoking comment on the issues surrounding the new system, and their likely impact on the business structure of the PI industry.

 

The lecture also touches on other matters, including the other recent changes in CPR as of 6 April 2010, in so far as they affect PI work.