Tag: Lord Chief Justice
Impact of court closures likely to impede access to justice for many
After the consultation on court closures, the decision has been taken to close 86 out of the 91 courts initially identified. This represents a reprieve…
Harmans Costs Brief – February 2016
Costs Brief February is here! Where else could we start but Gary Knight’s scathing response to Lord Justice Jackson’s vision of fixed costs. There’s also a legal costs update…
Fixed costs – the time is now? Gary Knight discusses below
So sayeth the Lord – well Lord Justice Jackson in his recent IPA Annual Lecture given on 28 January 2016. It has appeared inevitable in…
LCJ concern over litigants in person, outdated IT and unsatisfactory funding
There has been a considerable increase in litigants in person for whom the current court system in England and Wales is not really designed, the…
Harmans Costs Brief – January 2015
Fresh for 2015 – Costs Brief is back! Featuring a Legal Costs update from Partner and Costs Lawyer Gary Knight, analysis from Nishma Shah on recovering insurance…
Lord Chief Justice’s Report 2014
Cases taking longer with rise in unrepresented litigants Cases which might never have been brought or would have been compromised at an early stage are…