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FOCUS OF THE DAY: The architect of controversial costs management reforms has returned to the subject to insist his changes will not be watered down. Lord Justice Jackson said costs budgeting has worked well and brought ‘substantial’ benefits for court users since it was introduced as part of civil litigation reforms two years ago. Jackson, speaking at a lecture in London yesterday, stated that practitioners are now coping well with the new regime, with key judges and masters supportive of costs management. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
FOCUS OF THE DAY: The architect of controversial costs management reforms has returned to the subject to insist his changes will not be watered down. Lord Justice Jackson said costs budgeting has worked well and brought ‘substantial’ benefits for court users since it was introduced as part of civil litigation reforms two years ago. Jackson, speaking at a lecture in London yesterday, stated that practitioners are now coping well with the new regime, with key judges and masters supportive of costs management. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
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