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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Lord Justice Jackson cited supportive comments from practitioners as he laid out a spirited defence of his civil justice reforms. Speaking at a lecture in London yesterday, Jackson LJ joined Lord Dyson, Master of the Rolls, to discuss the progress of costs management. He predicted that costs management will be accepted as an entirely normal discipline within ten years “and people will wonder what the fuss was all about”. Full story - New Law Journal
FOCUS OF THE DAY: Lord Justice Jackson cited supportive comments from practitioners as he laid out a spirited defence of his civil justice reforms. Speaking at a lecture in London yesterday, Jackson LJ joined Lord Dyson, Master of the Rolls, to discuss the progress of costs management. He predicted that costs management will be accepted as an entirely normal discipline within ten years “and people will wonder what the fuss was all about”. Full story - New Law Journal
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