Costs Budgeting In High Value Children Claims

Master Brown today handed down his reserved judgment in PXT v Atere-Roberts [2024] EWHC 1372 (KB) – a decision that will be of interest to those involved in high value personal injury claims on behalf of children which would not be automatically costs budgeted. The decision may also be of assistance to those seeking costs management of other commercial claims that would not be automatically subject to costs management.

The Claimant was hit by a car driven by the Defendant in October 2021. The Claimant was nearly 11 years old at the time of the accident. She suffered a number of injuries the most significant of which was a serious brain injury. The neurologist was not in a position to provide a prognosis until at least 2026. The claim was estimated to be worth in excess of £10m.