Section 3.12

This Section and Practice Direction 3D apply to all Part 7 multi-track cases, except— where the claim is commenced on or after 22nd April 2014 and the amount of money claimed as stated on the claim form is £10 million or more; or where the claim is commenced on or after 22nd April 2014 and is for a monetary claim which is not quantified or not fully quantified or is for a non-monetary claim and in any such case the claim form contains a statement that the claim is valued at £10 million or more; or where in proceedings commenced on or after 6th April 2016 a claim is made by or on behalf of a person under the age of 18 (a child) (and on a child reaching majority this exception will continue to apply unless the court otherwise orders); or where the proceeding are the subject of fixed costs or scale costs; or the court otherwise orders. This Section and Practice Direction 3D will apply to any other proceedings (including applications) where the court so orders. The purpose of costs management is that the court should manage both the steps to be taken and the costs to be incurred by the parties to any proceedings (or variation costs as provided in rule 3.15A) so as to further the overriding objective.

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