The claimant sought payment as part of its costs of the legal expenses insurance premium it had paid in the period between April 1 and July 2000. The respondent said it had not complied with the rules. This was required by the Act.
Held: The Act came into effect on April 1st, but the rules did not apply until July 3rd. Between times, there was no possibility of complying with the rules. The transitional rules only applied to those who had not yet commenced proceedings. Since there were no rules in place to comply with, it could not be said that the claimant had failed to comply with them.
Judges:
Mr Justice Ferris
Citations:
Times 02-May-2002, Gazette 10-May-2002
Statutes:
Access to Justice Act 1999 29, Civil Procedure Rules 44.15, Civil Procedure (Amendment No 3) Rules 2000 (SI 2000 No 1317)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Costs, Civil Procedure Rules
Updated: 10 June 2022; Ref: scu.170210
