The Three-Track System, Pre-Action Protocol, Expert Witness', Proportionate Cost, Service Outside The Jurisdiction

Advise Caroline, Lina and Marianne as to any issue of civil procedure that arise from the following facts. a) Caroline is travelling in a taxi. While the taxi driver is chatting to her he does not see the car in front come to a sudden stop and crashes into it. Caroline complains that her neck is hurting. An x-ray conrms that her spine is intact, but Caroline suers whiplash injuries in the accident and wishes to sue the taxi driver. Caroline will be unable to work for six months. Her claim amounts to 15,000. Caroline wishes to call an expert to support her claim. b) Lina is having her kitchen tiled and Bob, whilst xing some tiles to the wall, knocks a heavy pot of adhesive onto Linas foot. Lina claims that her foot is broken and that she cannot walk. Lina cannot walk but she has in fact only broken one toe. She is told she will require some time to recuperate and Lina decides to spend a month recuperating in an expensive private hospital which costs 40,000. Lina is unable to work while she is recovering and her loss of 6 earnings is 2,500. Lina wishes to claim