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Credit Hire Claims

If the amount in dispute is under £10,000 then it is likely your claim will fall within the small claims track.  If court proceedings are not issued then no costs are recoverable from your opponent.  If court proceedings are issued then it is probable that your claim will be allocated to the Small Claims Track.  Details of costs which are recoverable are detailed here

If Court proceedings were not issued before 01 October 2024 then your claim which is made in respect of a credit hire claim is likely to be subject to Fixed Recoverable Costs.  This is set out within Part 45 of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 however, we have set out the tables regarding fixed costs.  As a credit hire claim, your claim is likely to fall into the Band One section of Fast Track and Intermediate Track costs which are detailed here

 

If Court proceedings were issued in your case before 01 October 2023 then if the amount in dispute is less than £10,000 then small claims will be recoverable.  If the amount in dispute is over £10,000 then costs are payable on an hourly basis depending on how much time we spend working on your case.

 

We cannot give an exact figure at this stage as there are a number of factors which can influence the costs such as the nature of your claim, the severity of your injuries/the conduct of your Landlord or their Solicitors. 

 

We will update you as to the current costs incurred on your case every 3-6 months. 

 

We have however set out below an estimate of our costs in dealing for a credit hire claim for £20,000 which settles without the need for Court proceedings to be issued:

 

Example

 

Disbursements (costs payable to other organisations)

 

Court Issue Fee = £1,000.00

Counsel’s Fee = £2,500.00

 

Our Costs

 

*35 hours of work at £189.00 per hour = £6,615.00

VAT @ 20% = £1,323.00

Total = £7,938.00

 

Total expected £11,438.00

 

*A typical credit hire claim made against a third party Insurance Company which requires the court’s involvement typically needs at least 35 hours of the Lawyer’s time.  The number of hours depends on the circumstances of your case and the experience of the person doing the work.

 

If you lose…

If the claim does not succeed, you will not have to pay your opponent’s costs other than in the following exceptional circumstances:

 

  • If you reject an offer to settle made by your opponent but subsequently at a hearing, the Court fails to award you more (in this case, your liability for your opponent’s costs will be no more than the amount of damages you receive);

  • If any part of your claim is found to be fundamentally dishonest;

  • You fail to provide us with some information which alters the prospects of achieving a successful outcome in your claim; or

  • If your claim is struck out.

 

If you lose your case due to any of the reasons set out above then the opponent’s costs are payable you.

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