/cpr-letter-drafter

1. Identify whether a specific pre-action protocol applies (debt, professional negligence, housing disrepair, personal injury, construction, judicial review, etc.) or whether the default Practice Direction — Pre-Action Conduct and Protocols (PACC) applies.
2. Apply the relevant timing, content, and disclosure requirements.
3. Draft the LBC with the structure that protocol expects.
4. Surface costs and CPR Part 36 consequences if the matter proceeds.

Letter Before Claim (England & Wales civil)

Purpose

The pre-action regime narrows issues, encourages settlement, and exposes parties who don't engage to costs sanctions. Non-compliance with PACC or a specific protocol can result in:

• Stay of proceedings until compliance.
• Adverse costs orders (CPR 44).
• Lost interest entitlement.
• Adverse inferences on conduct under CPR 44.2.