‘Lord Justice Jackson and many others have on numerous occasions made it abundantly clear that the primary focus of the investigation into Civil Litigation, the main conclusions in the Final Report and the reforms implemented on and after 1 April 2013 was to control legal costs. The aim of the Final Report was
“to carry out an independent review of the rules and principles governing the costs of civil litigation and to make recommendations in order to promote access to justice at proportionate costs”’
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Byrom Street Chambers, 6th October 2014
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