270Time limit—no compulsory conference

270 Time limit—no compulsory conference (a) the compulsory conference for the parties to a motor accident claim has been dispensed with; but (b) the obligation to exchange mandatory final offers has not been dispensed with. (2) The claimant may begin a court proceeding based on the motor accident claim— (a) by the due date; or (b) before a later day— (i) agreed by the parties not later than the due date; or (ii) decided by the court on application by the claimant not later than the due date.

due date means the day that is 60 days after the later of the following: (a) 6 months after the respondent received, or is taken to have received, the claimant’s complying notice of claim; (b) the day the compulsory conference was dispensed with.