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Instructions and help about FORM 57 NOTICE OF DISCONTINUANCE OF CLAIM

welcome to diplox solicitor's guide on how to discontinue a civil claim there are a number of reasons why somebody would consider doing this perhaps settlement's already been reached or maybe the circumstances have materially changed but invariably quite often the reason for this is when a non-legally qualified person has started these proceedings and has created a fatal flaw somewhere along the way perhaps they have not filed the claim correctly perhaps they haven't served it on the parties correctly or perhaps the particulars of claim the actual reason why the claim is being made in the first place has not been clearly or adequately particularized whatever the reason if a claimant decides to cease a claim they have already bought before the court they will be expected to cover the defendant's costs to date so this will be the cost the defendant has incurred from the start of your claim up until the point of discontinuance if you are a claimant who seeks to discontinue a civil claim y