The London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA) has elected Ed Crosse, a financial markets disputes partner at Simmons & Simmons, as its new president.
He takes over from John Bramhall of DAC Beachcroft LLP and will serve for two years.
“The LSLA has a critical role to play in representing the interests of civil court users in London and I look forward to it doing so as we move into a challenging new period of change”, Crosse says.
“We have just emerged from the upheaval of the Jackson reforms, and now there is the prospect of further substantial change. The proposals in Lord Justice Briggs’ review of the Civil Courts Structure could, if implemented, introduce some significant reforms to our courts, for example by creating an online court for lower value claims, streamlining the current appeals process, removing divisional barriers and reallocating business between the High Court and County Courts, and between London and the regions.”
He also highlighted the “significant” rise in court fees last year and the “suggestion of a tenfold increase to the current ceiling for the fixed costs regime” as issues of concern.
