pre-action protocol

Whether any pre-action protocols applied, and whether these were complied with.

Pre-action protocols, which entails setting out the claim in full to the defendant in an attempt to negotiate a settlement.

Paragraph 1 of the Practice Direction defines the purpose of pre-action protocols as:

To support the ethos of narrowing the issues prior to the use of proceedings and encapsulate best practice, the CPR introduced "pre-action protocols".

Pre-action protocols outline the steps that parties should take in particular types of dispute to seek information from, and to provide information to, each other prior to making a legal claim.

A 'pre-action protocol letter' has been sent to the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) in which Tottenham's lawyers have raised concerns and requested further information on key elements of the bidding process.