51.   Whilst the county court may now award provisional damages in personal injury cases, they must be claimed in the particulars of claim.

52.   At this stage it is worth emphasising that we still deal with personal injury litigation under an adversarial system.

53.   These are not restricted to personal injury or fatal accident cases.

54.   Any personal injury action may be started in a county court.

55.   The effect of the Order is that many personal injury claims which used to be pursued in the High Court must now be brought in a county court.

56.   The new provisions on allocation of personal injury proceedings should reduce the number of actions transferred from the High Court.

57.   One of the nightmares of personal injury litigation is a defence blaming someone else who is not already a party, served after primary limitation has expired.

58.   As in the High Court the power is not limited to personal injury cases.

59.   They establish a conventional pattern and timescale for basic interlocutory stages in personal injury litigation.

60.   Exchange of witness statements is to be the norm in all actions, not just personal injury actions.