Senior judge criticises costs of personal injury cases
ONE of the UK’s most senior judges has criticised the high cost of personal injury cases.
In a review, Lord Justice Jackson said personal injury case costs were now “remarkably high”.
The judge commented: “The personal injury litigation industry is populated by numerous interest groups and middlemen, all of whom have to meet their overheads and make a profit on top.
He is now backing Government measures, put forward two years ago, to streamline the personal injury legal process, arguing that they made “eminently good sense”.
The second phase of the review, including full conclusions, is expected to be published in December.
Lord Justice Jackson also called on the Government to reconsider its plans to increase court fees for civil and family cases in England and Wales, arguiing in the review that moving civil justice system costs from taxpayers to litigants was “wrong in principle”.
Government ministers want increased court fees so the system is self-funding. The second phase of the review is expected in December.