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By John Hyde2021-02-10T14:09:00+00:00
The whiplash reforms set for May this year have taken a significant step forward after new rules were given the green light.
Minutes of an extraordinary meeting of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee from 22 January, published this week, confirm that members recommended that Sir Geoffrey Vos approves the draft pre-action protocol. This is the framework for how the RTA portal will work in practice when it is brought in for litigants in person handling claims worth up to £5,000.
The minutes state that the matter was due to return to the committee last week, raising the prospect that the Ministry of Justice will have the rules approved and in place ahead of its
By John Hyde2020-12-11T12:00:00+00:00
Rule-makers have told justice officials there is still some way to go to create a framework for the proposed portal for RTA claims.
With the countdown rapidly running out for April’s implementation date, it has emerged that the Civil Procedure Rule Committee was requesting a rethink on draft rules as recently as last month.
Minutes for the committee’s November meeting show the sub-committee and Ministry of Justice ‘continue to work together constructively, but there is still much to do’.
The portal, originally intended to be operating last April, is designed for litigants in person as well as represented claimants. It will handle claims under £5,000, for which legal costs will no longer be recoverable.