Five national conferences will examine ways of cutting delays in the criminal justice system. They will be organised as part of an action plan published by the Criminal Justice Consultative Council last week. The proposals for the coming year aim to improve communication, co-operation and co-ordination among agencies working in the system.
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Write to: The Editor, The Lawyer, 50 Poland Street, London W1V 4AX, Fax 0171-734 0534 The enormous increase in the cost of civil litigation means that most individual clients – and many private companies – are unable to afford to start legal proceedings or are unwilling to risk the financial cost of losing, particularly in […]
