abandon a claim(When a claimant abandons a claim (either wholly or in part) during the preaction protocol stage he is not normally liable to pay the costs incurred in respect of that work as costs ‘incidental to' any subsequent proceedings. CME Alexander Demidov)
acknowledge a claim(For example, if a defendant does not acknowledge a claim, the claimant can obtain judgment and an order for fixed costs to offset the cost of beginning the claim. LT Alexander Demidov)
