Section 26.13

When deciding the track for a claim, the matters to which the court shall have regard include— the financial value, if any, of the claim; the nature of the remedy sought; the likely complexity of the facts, law or evidence; the number of parties or likely parties; the value of any counterclaim or additional claim and the complexity of any matters relating to it; the amount of oral evidence which may be required; the importance of the claim to persons who are not parties to the proceedings; the views expressed by the parties; and the circumstances of the parties. It is for the court to assess the financial value of a claim and in doing so it shall disregard— any amount not in dispute; any claim for interest; costs; any contributory negligence; and where the claim is, or includes a claim for non-monetary relief, any amount prescribed by rule 45.45(1)(a)(ii) and rule 45.50(2)(b)(ii). Where— the court shall consider the claim of each claimant separately when it assesses financial value under paragraph (1). two or more claimants have started a claim against the same defendant using the same claim form; and each claimant has a claim against the defendant separate from the other claimants,

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-08-15