FOCUS OF THE DAY: LCJ: why is the cost of legal services increasing, despite more competition? “Steps must be taken” to find out why the cost of legal services is increasing, despite the changed market and “great number of providers”, the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas, has said. Lord Thomas also warned, in his annual report to Parliament, that use of mediation and ADR is reducing as the number of litigants in person increases. Full story - Legal Futures
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