Articles by Andrew Parker
Jackson’s progress
Part 2: take 2. Andrew Parker reflects on where we are with civil costs reform
Beauty is truth...
Andrew Parker believes that courts need to take a tougher line with statements of truth
No time for hesitation
Jackson: the case for reform remains strong...
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Public, not vested, interests lie at the heart of Jackson LJ’s final report,says Andrew Parker
A brave old world?
In the few weeks since publication of Sir Rupert Jackson’s final report last month, the most talked about of his recommendations has been the proposal to abolish the ability to recover success fees and after the event (ATE) insurance premiums from the losing party. The reactions have ranged from outraged cries that access to justice will be stifled, through a broad welcome from those who have to pay them now, to the ostrich-like assumption that the primary legislation needed will never happen.
More than a quick fix
Fourteen years ago Lord Woolf advocated a fast track for low value claims. Inherent in his proposals was the idea of a matrix of fixed costs for all claims within the track limits.
Life in the fast lane
Can Lord Justice Jackson fix fast track costs? asks Andrew Parker
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NLJ Legal Trends
Is it unobjectionable for a petitioner whose only ground of complaint against...
If a solicitor acts for himself on a claim, my understanding is that he is generally only entitled to litigant in person costs.
Some county courts are following a policy of automatically transferring low value road traffic damages claims...
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