Allocation directions
Disputes & Litigation

The type of directions the court in litigation will make at the allocation stage depends on which track the case is allocated to, and the circumstances of the case: this is dictated by the criterion set out in the Civil Procedures Rules. Typically a court will make standard directions in small claims track cases. In fast track and multi-track cases a court will consider making directions that set out the timetable for the parties to perform disclosure of documents, exchange of witness statements, filing and serving of experts' reports, narrowing the expert evidence issues and listing the claim for trial.