A Court User's Guide to the Civil Justice Reforms

Flowchart 12

Listing questionnaire
(fast and multi-track claims)
CPR Part 28 and 29

Fast track

Where no party files a LQ the court will normally make an order that, if no LQ filed by any party within 3 days of service of the order, the claim (or counterclaim) will be struck out

Where one party files LQ but other party does not, the court will normally give listing directions which will usually include fixing or confirming the trial date and provide for any other steps to be taken to prepare case for trial

On return of completed listing questionnaires the court will serve a hearing notice:

• confirming the date of the trial
• specifying the place of trial
• giving a time estimate
• any further directions such as permission for oral expert evidence or the timetable for the trial itself and the preparation and filing of the trial bundle

Multi-track

Where no party files a LQ the court will normally make an order that, if no LQ filed by any party within 3 days of service of the order, the claim (or counterclaim) will be struck out

Where one party files LQ but other party does not, the court will normally fix a listing hearing (3 days notice) at which the trial date will be fixed or confirmed and other orders made to prepare case for trial

On return of completed listing questionnaires the court will serve a trial notice:

• fixing a trial date or week
• fixing the place of trial
• giving a time estimate
• any further directions about expert evidence, trial timetable and estimate, preparation of trial bundle and any other matters needed to prepare case for trial