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What does Damages mean? In legal practice, damages are a money award ordered by a court to compensate a claimant (England & Wales, Northern Ireland) or pursuer (Scotland) for loss caused by breach of contract, tort/delict or a statutory wrong. The remedy is developed mainly by case law across the UK and Ireland, with some statutory modification. The aim is primarily compensatory: in tort/delict, to put the person in the position they would have been in but for the wrong; in contract, to protect the expectation interest (and sometimes the reliance interest). Heads of loss include general and special damages (common in personal injury),...

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CPR PD 51ZB: Practical guide to the Damages Claims Portal pilot for online County Court damages claims (England and Wales)

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CPR PD 51ZB

This Practice Note reviews CPR PD 51ZB, covering a pilot designed to trial an online route for County Court Damages actions in cases where each side is represented by a registered legal representative. Cases are administered through the Damages Claims Portal (DCP), an online platform. The pilot operates from 28 May 2021 to 1 October 2026 (CPR PD 51ZB, para 1.3). It forms part of the broader HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) reform programme; further details appear on GOV.UK—Modernising courts and tribunals: benefits of digital services. The DCP offers a complete, end‑to‑end digital pathway for handling eligible County Court damages claims. Also see the following Practice Notes:

  • Online Civil Money Claims pilot scheme—CPR PD 51R—background on the Online Civil Money Claims (OCMC) pilot, delivering an online route for County Court specified money claims under CPR PD 51R
  • Online County Court money claims—key features—a high‑level summary of the DCP and OCMC, the claim types they cover and the principal eligibility criteria
  • Online County Court money claims—key...
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David Williams
David Williams

David is a personal injury lawyer in DAC Beachcroft's Leeds office and specialises in data breach claims and casualty work, managing the claims for a number of multinational corporate clients.Relevant experience includes:Representing the successful appellant in the Supreme Court judgment in Zurich Insurance v Hayward, described by Professor Dominic Regan as “having immense ramifications for civil litigators” (New Law Journal).Representing an insurer client and its insured in a lead asbestos-related disease claim, securing a settlement enabling ongoing immunotherapy treatment to be purchased by the Claimant whilst concluding her claim before trial.Representing an insurer client and its insured in a lead nervous shock claim, Farmer v Outokumpu, the claim being dismissed as the Claimant failed to satisfy the control tests which govern such claims....

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