Fixed costs—fast track trial costs (position prior to 1 October 2023)

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Fixed costs—fast track trial costs (position prior to 1 October 2023)

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Note, the extension of the fixed costs regime came into force on 1 October 2023. For all civil cases, other than personal injury and disease, the extended fixed costs regime applies (unless the case is specifically excluded) where proceedings are issued on or after 1 October 2023. For personal injury cases, the extended fixed costs regime applies where the cause of action accrued on or after 1 October 2023 and for disease cases the extended fixed costs regime applies if the letter of claim was sent to the defendant on or after 1 October 2023.

This Practice Note covers fixed trial costs in the fast track for fixed costs cases issued prior to 1 October 2023. These are costs the court may award as costs of the advocate preparing and appearing at trial. The amount depends on the value of the claim (Table 9 (rule 45.38(1)) and whether dealing with a money claim, non-money claim or counterclaim. Under previous rule 45.39 the court has the power to award more or less fast

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What does Fixed costs mean?

specific rules which, when they apply, mean that regardless of the costs incurred by the successful party the court will order that the unsuccessful party only has to pay a specific amount of costs which are fixed by statute.

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