Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) BTC: 1. Pre-Action Strategy: ADR, Costs & Limitation

What this covers: The decision-making you’re tested on before issue—Pre-Action Protocol conduct, ADR choices, limitation and standstills, pre-action disclosure, and costs risks for behaviour at this stage.

By the end you can (for the exam):

• Identify the earliest and latest limitation expiry on given facts and calculate dates correctly using CPR 2.8(including s.11/14/14A scenarios).

• State whether a standstill is available/advisable and its effect on limitation in an exam scenario.

• Assess a client’s pre-action conduct against PAP/PD requirements and predict plausible costs consequences for compliance or breach.

• Evaluate the reasonableness of refusing/insisting on ADR and explain the likely costs impact of that stance.

• Decide if pre-action disclosure is available and set out the test and order you would seek/oppose.

• Produce a concise exam paragraph that cites the relevant CPR/PD and gives a clear recommended step and likely order.