This may be an opportune time to recap the existing regime in Part 45 of the Civil Procedure Rules which provides for fixed recoverable costs in:

• Section I – proceedings in which early judgment is entered
• Section II  – costs only proceedings or approval of settlement in RTA cases where agreed damages do not exceed £10,000, and to which neither Section III nor Section IIIA applies
• Section III – claims pursued under the Pre-Action Protocols for Low Value PI Claims in RTA and Low Value PI (Employers’ Liability and Public Liability) Claims.  Essentially, personal injury claims valued at up to £25,000.
• Section IIIA – claims which started under the above protocols but exited them (because liability was not admitted) provided the claim is not allocated to the multi-track
• Section IV  – proceedings in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court
• Section V – County Court claims conducted by officers of HM Revenue and Customs
• Section VI  – which fixes the costs for fast track trials
• Section VII – Aarhus Convention claims.