Which Practice Direction sets the fixed costs and complexity bands referenced for the Fast Track?

• A. Practice Direction 45
• B. Practice Direction 26.9
• C. Practice Direction 28
• D. Practice Direction 27

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is where the fixed costs and complexity bands for the Fast Track are set in the Civil Procedure Rules. The fixed-cost regime and the way complexity is treated for Fast Track cases are specified in a specific Practice Direction, guiding how costs are recovered and how complexity affects those costs.

The correct Practice Direction is the one that lays out these fixed costs and the complexity bands for Fast Track proceedings. It provides the standardized scales for costs at different stages of a Fast Track case and describes when higher complexity bands may apply, to reflect unusually intricate matters.

The other Practice Directions referenced point to different procedural areas and do not govern the Fast Track fixed costs regime.