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Tension grows as lawyers call for Jackson reform details to avoid last-minute rush. As the countdown to 2013 begins many litigators will be thinking about the impending implementation of Sir Rupert Jackson’s costs reforms. Yet frustration is mounting over the lack of detail coming out of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) over the reform programme. Full story - The Lawyer
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