There is much speculation—and perhaps in some quarters trepidation—about the impending report of Jackson LJ on the costs of civil procedure.
There is much speculation—and perhaps in some quarters trepidation—about the impending report of Jackson LJ on the costs of civil procedure. In New Law Journal last November (NLJ, 20 November 2009, p1600), District Judge Richard Chapman and Professor Dominic Regan added their predictions of what the report, which is due out next week, may say, against the urgent need to address the problems with the process and particularly costs.
In certain respects it may not be so hard to predict what the report will recommend, bearing in mind that we are already seeing some solutions to the problems either introduced on a permanent basis or being trialled in pilot projects. These are not necessarily the direct result of Jackson LJ’s work but one might say that they have a slight “Jacksonesque” feel about them.
Cost management
The cost management project now running in the defamation court is such an animal. It reflects many
