Band 1 - (a) road traffic accident related, non-personal injury claims; and (b) defended debt claims
Band 2 - (a) road traffic accident related, personal injury claims which are or should have been started under the RTA Protocol; and (b) personal injury claims to which the Pre-action Protocol for Resolution of Package Travel Claims apply
Band 3 - (a) road traffic accident related, personal injury claims to which the RTA Protocol does not apply; (b) employer’s liability (accident) and public liability personal injury claims; (c) possession claims; (d) housing disrepair claims; and (e) other money claims
Band 4 - (a) employer’s liability disease claims (other than a claim for noise induced hearing loss); (b) complex possession and housing disrepair claims; (c) property and building disputes; (d) professional negligence claims; and (e) any claim which would normally be allocated to the fast track, but is nonetheless complex
Band 1 - Any claim where — (a) only one issue is in dispute; and (b) the trial is not expected to last longer than one day, including — (i) personal injury claims where liability or quantum is in dispute; (ii) non-personal injury road traffic claims; and (iii) defended debt claims
Band 2 - Any less complex claim where more than one issue is in dispute, including personal injury accident claims where liability and quantum are in dispute
Band 3 - Any more complex claim where more than one issue is in dispute, but which is unsuitable for assignment to complexity band 2, including noise induced hearing loss and other employer’s liability disease claims
Band 4 - Any claim which would normally be allocated to the intermediate track, but which is unsuitable for assignment to complexity bands 1 to 3, including any personal injury claim where there are serious issues of fact or law