Pre-action protocol for disease and illness claims

The Department for Constitutional Affairs has published the pre-action protocol for disease and illness claims. This protocol is intended to apply to all personal injury claims where the injury is not as the result of an accident but takes the form of an illness or disease. This protocol covers disease claims which are likely to be complex and frequently not suitable for fast-track procedures even though they may fall within fast-track limits, says the department. The protocol comes into force on 8 December 2003.