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[2025] WLR(D) 328
Court of Appeal
Watson v MH Site Maintenance Services Ltd and another
[2025] EWCA Civ 775
2025 June 10; 24
Coulson, Andrews, Holgate LJJ
Road traffic— Low value personal injury claim— Court’s jurisdiction— Claimant involved in traffic accident with vehicle driven by employee of first defendant— Claimant beginning process under Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury Claims in Road Traffic Accidents— Claimant failing to progress process expeditiously— Claimant subsequently bringing protective Part 8 claim to prevent defendants from invoking limitation defence— Part 8 claim stayed for one year— Defendant’s application to lift stay and struck out Part 8 claim refused— Whether court having jurisdiction to make case management directions on claim under Road Traffic Pre-Action Protocol where Part 8 claim stayed—
CPR r 3.1(2)(p), PD 49F, para 16, PD Pre-Action Conduct and Protocols, paras 13–15