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• Legal aid cuts to escalate rise in number of litigants in person, warns Lord Chief Justice

  There has already been a “significant increase” in the number of litigants in person and that is only going to increase with the legal aid cuts next year, the Lord Chief Justice has warned.

  Monday, 1 October 2012
  Tags: equality and diversity, judiciary, litigants in person, self-represented litigants
  Posted in News
  

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• Jackson to dominate CJC work over next year, with QOCS advice imminent

  Implementation of the Jackson reforms is set to dominate the work of the Civil Justice Council in the coming year, its newly published 2012/13 business plan has shown. Its advice to the government on QOCS should be made public this week or next.

  Monday, 9 July 2012
  Tags: ADR, Civil Justice Council, contingency fees, damages-based agreements, expert evidence, guideline hourly rates, litigants in person, pre-action protocols, QOCS, qualified one-way costs-shifting, self-represented litigants
  Posted in ADR, DBAs, Experts, General, Jackson reforms, Latest news, News
  

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