Legal Action
February 2010
Editorial
April 2009 saw the tenth anniversary of the introduction of the Woolf reforms to civil litigation. Lord Justice Jackson sees his report on civil litigation costs as continuing the process Lord Woolf started. LAG hopes his report sparks action on the problems of complexity and costs in the civil justice system.
News
Confusion over civil contracts
The Legal Services Commission has been forced to extend the Unified Contract (Crime) to 13 July 2010 and the Unified Contract (Civil) to 13 October 2010.
Review of civil litigation costs
Lord Justice Jackson in his report on proposals to reform civil litigation costs has called time on conditional fee agreements in which the costs are covered by the losing party.
From Richard Thomas CBE, LLD, chairman of the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council.
News feature: Call for nominations for 2010 Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards
Legal Action is proud to be media sponsor for the 2010 LALYs, the eighth year of the awards, which launches this month with nominations running until mid-April.
News archive: November/December/January 2009/2010
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