civil court
- Created by: ann2000
- Created on: 30-09-18 20:09
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- Reforms of civil court
- Lord Woolf- civil justice system should
- be Just in the result it delivers
- be fair in the way it treats it ligitants
- offer appropriate procedures with reasonable costs
- deal with cases at a reasonable speed
- be understandable to those who use it
- civil court reality
- unequal
- expensive
- slow
- uncertain
- complicated
- Three track
- simplifying documents and procedures
- Improve information tech and ADR
- The effects of Woolf Reforms
- Problems
- ADR not used enough
- costs of cases increased- costs greater than claimed (fast track)
- Under source in It system
- Problems
- Further reforms
- reform changes
- Financial - small and fast)= limits increased=to avoid expensive trials for Lower value claim
- Personal injury= 1000 increase to 5000
- civil procedure rule emphasis = deal with cases justly to cost
- Financial - small and fast)= limits increased=to avoid expensive trials for Lower value claim
- Latest review Led Briggs 2016
- out of hours private mediation service= in county court
- online court should be set up
- Online courts
- claims of up to £25000
- to litigants an effective access to justice without incur disproportionate cost of lawyer
- claims of up to £25000
- reform changes
- Lord Woolf- civil justice system should
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