Lord Justice Jackson has vowed to keep an open mind about what types and levels of cases should fall within proposals to extend fixed recoverable costs.
Sir Rupert, who is hosting a series of fact-finding seminars across the country, has said that his remit is to extend fixed costs to those cases in the fast track that are not currently subject to fixed costs and to cases on the multi-track which can properly be the subject of fixed costs.
Speaking in Manchester last week, Sir Rupert emphasised that he would be looking at costs and procedures, and floated the notion of an “intermediate” track between the fast and multi-track to which fixed costs would apply (potentially with appropriate ring-fencing) and “full” multi track claims, which would proceed by way of budgeting.
Future seminars are scheduled for Cardiff, Birmingham and London.
