Civil costs reform Lord Jackson’s final recommendations

In late 2008, Lord Clarke, the then Master of the Rolls, instructed Lord Justice Jackson to compile a report focusing on the ever increasing costs of civil litigation. The aim of Lord Jackson’s report was to create better access to justice by removing the barrier created by the costs of civil litigation.

Lord Jackson’s final report was published in January 2010. There is currently no obligation on the Government to implement the recommendations and it is unlikely that with the general election looming just around the corner that any of the political parties will be focusing their attention on the report in the near future. What is for certain however is that should the recommendations be implemented in the future they will undoubtedly change the face of litigation as we know it. The question many solicitors are asking themselves right now is will Lord Jacksons’s recommendations really provide greater access to justice or instead will they serve only to benefit Defendants and their insurers?

We have put together a bullet pointed sumary of these recommedations so please contact Pardoes and we will email them straight over to you.