Lord Justice Jackson’s recommendations should be implemented speedily

Monday, 01 February 2010 ‘Access to Justice entails that those with meritorious claims (whether or not ultimately successful) are able to bring those claims before the courts for judicial resolution or post-issue settlement, as the case may be. It also entails that those with meritorious defences (whether or not ultimately successful) are able to put those defences befor...
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Lord Jackson’s final report has sent shockwaves through the industry

Thursday, 28 January 2010 The weekend after Lord Justice Jackson published his final report on civil litigation costs, says Simon Gibbs, would have seen many of those working in the costs industry updating their CVs. Gibbs, a partner at defendant legal costs specialists Gibbs Wyatt Stone, says that ‘this was about as bad as it could have been’ for such pe...

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