Proposals for the Reform of Civil Litigation Funding and Costs in England and Wales. Implementation of Lord Justice Jackson’s Recommendations

Response by the Consumer Justice Alliance

About the Consumer Justice Alliance

The Consumer Justice Alliance (CJA) is a coalition of charities, victims’ groups, insurers and law firms who have come together to highlight the impact of Lord Justice Jackson’s proposals on civil litigation funding and costs. Since its inception, the CJA has engaged with a range of key stakeholders involved in the proposed reforms to civil litigation.
The CJA has consistently sought to champion the interests of the injured victim in the civil litigation process.

About this submission

The CJA welcomes the opportunity to respond to the consultation: Proposals for the Reform of Civil Litigation Funding and Costs in England and Wales. For the purposes of this submission, we have responded only to issues that are relevant to personal injury and clinical negligence claims, and which we believe will impact the ability of injured victims to seek access to justice. Where possible, we have answered questions/sections as they are set out in ‘Annex A’ of the Green Paper.

The CJA has serious concerns about the impact that Jackson’s proposals, and those contained within the MoJ consultation, will have, not only on people who have suffered an injury, but on the public purse. There is no doubt in our minds that someone who has suffered an accident will find life much tougher under these proposals and that far from reducing public expenditure, there is a very real danger that the reforms would have the unintended consequence of increasing costs to the public purse.

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