Costs

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…
26 Feb 2010

NLJ Jackson Webcast - online now

The NLJ Jackson webcast is available to view now
23 Feb 2010

Implementing Jackson

The greatest myth of the moment is that “Jackson will never happen”. It will and soon. Momentum is the word of the moment.
19 Feb 2010

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…
12 Feb 2010

Politics & Jackson

The ink is hardly dry on the Jackson Report on the civil costs regime and the government is already moving swiftly on one of the recommendations.
5 Feb 2010

Cost-effective justice

To Jackson LJ access to justice is “the ability of a person to obtain legal advice and representation, and to secure the adjudication through the courts of their legal rights…
29 Jan 2010

The Jackson verdict

As I ripped into the report it soon became clear that the man had pulled it off.
22 Jan 2010

The Jackson PI verdict

Lord Justice Jackson’s final report certainly lived up to expectations that it would be controversial.
22 Jan 2010

The Jackson A–Z

Lord Justice Jackson’s final report on costs in civil cases was warmly welcomed last week by the master of the rolls, Lord Neuberger, whose predecessor had set up the review
22 Jan 2010

PC fee system “clearly unfair”

In-house lawyers step up campaign against fee anomalies.
22 Jan 2010

Jackson reveals agenda for change

Plans to introduce a tough stance on "no win no fee"likely to spark opposition.
15 Jan 2010

Man on a mission

I vowed when I took up office as president of the Association of Her Majesty’s District Judges last March that my mission was to persuade the government to return to…
15 Jan 2010