Company procedures should specify the when and what.
However, consider that, if the escape is necessary for a V1 cut ... at what point does the standard flightpath become OK to have a failure without compromising the terrain clearance ?
My view is that, in the absence of specific instructions to the contrary, one should follow the escape procedure regardless of whether or when the failure might occur ...
I have had several of my ops eng colleagues opine that their responsibility ends at the V1 case and, for later failures, it's a problem belong pilot ...
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