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Jackson proposes sweeping reforms to cut litigation costs

This is an excellent report. By abolishing referral fees it will rid us of a whole raft of parasites and ambulance chasers. It's also morally right that a claimant should have some financial cost, otherwise there is no incentive on his lawyers to run the litigation economically. There is no other service which is entirely free, and there is no reason why litigation should be any different. Preventing recovery of success fees and outrageously expensive self-insuring ATE insurance from defendants will also help to prevent what is effectively blackmail by claimants operating under CFA's. Well done Lord Justice Jackson - let's hope whichever government's in power has the balls to implement the recommendations.

15-Jan-2010

11:27 am