You Have Received Instructions to Act for a Client, Who

question 3

Multiple Choice

You have received instructions to act for a client, who is 15 years old, to recover loss and damage arising from an accident in an engineering factory. Your client has been very seriously injured and is unlikely to ever be able to work full time. Which of the following statements regarding the pre-action protocol for personal injury is correct?

• A) The pre-action protocol for personal injury does not apply because your client is a child and will need to act through his litigation friend.
• B) The pre-action protocol for personal injury does not apply because his injuries are too great.
• C) The pre-action protocol for personal injury does directly not apply because the action would be in the multi-track (however the PI Protocol can be used and be relevant to higher value claims.
• D) The pre-action protocol for personal injury does not apply because the accident happened when your client was a visitor at his uncle's factory and is classed as an 'accident in the workplace'.

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