Watson v MH Site Maintenance Services Ltd

Subject Matter

ROAD TRAFFIC — Low value personal injury claim — Court’s jurisdiction — Claimant beginning process under Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury Claims in Road Traffic Accidents — Claimant subsequently bringing Part 8 claim on basis compliance with Protocol impossible before expiry of limitation period and seeking stay of claim in order to comply with Protocol — Powers of court in relation to such claim — CPR r 3.1(2), PD 49F, para 16, PD on Pre-Action Conduct and Protocols, paras 13–15

[2025] EWCA Civ 775; [2025] 1 WLR 5279; [2025] WLR(D) 328, CA