In the fifth NLJ / LSLA litigation trends survey, James Baxter discusses the disclosure debate and other key pressure points affecting civil litigation and asks why Sir Rupert Jackson’s vision of increased access to justice for all has not yet translated into practice.
The Jackson Reforms are now three years old and the unease within the profession as to their impact upon access to justice and the spiraling cost of litigation remains acute. While litigators across the board, from the fast growing ranks of litigation-only firms to full service global players, remain busy for now, many point to dark clouds on the horizon as the twin spectres of higher court fees and ever increasing disclosure costs take hold.
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