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Key definition

Fast track definition

What does Fast track mean? Fast track describes the case-management route in civil litigation in England and Wales for relatively straightforward claims that are unsuitable for the small claims track and do not exceed £25,000 in value. It is defined in the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR), principally Parts 26 and 28. Key features include standard directions, a trial estimate of no more than one day, limits on expert evidence (typically one expert per party per discipline with written reports), and active judicial case management. Most fast track cases are subject to fixed recoverable costs under CPR Part 45 (expanded from October 2023), so allocation...

Fast track case management for claims issued before 1 October 2023: allocation, directions, pre-trial checklists, listing, variations, compliance, trial and costs (England and Wales)

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Practice notes

This Practice Note considers Case management on the Fast track of civil claims that are issued before 1 October 2023.

This Practice Note reviews how fast-track civil claims issued before 1 October 2023 are managed. Rules on directions and case management in the fast track differ depending on whether proceedings were issued before or after 1 October 2023. The main sources for fast-track case management are CPR 26, CPR PD 26, CPR 28 and CPR PD 28, all of which were amended with effect from 1 October 2023. Consequently, this Practice Note deals solely with fast-track case management for civil proceedings issued before 1 October 2023. For details on the approach to fast-track case management where proceedings are issued on or after 1 October 2023, see Practice Note: Fast track—case management—position on or after 1 October 2023. Note also that, in personal injury claims, the applicable rules vary according to the date the cause of action accrues and, for disease claims, by reference to when the first letter of claim was sent...

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