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Review of Civil Litigation Costs: Final Report (‘the Jackson Report’) (England and Wales, Ministry of Justice, 2010-01-14)
This is a major report on the rules relating to costs in England and Wales. It applies generally to costs and not specifically to legal aid costs. However, the two are related. Its major recommendation is the proposal to amend the regime as to ‘conditional fee agreements’ so that a successful litigant cannot claim an additional ‘success fee’ and the cost of ‘after the event insurance’ in addition to the normal costs award. It, therefore, hits at the core of the way that the personal injury market is currently organised and financed. The report also recommends the abolition of ‘referral fees’, payments to claims farmers by solicitors to obtain cases. The 'Jackson Report' is available from; http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/about_judiciary/cost-review/jan2010/final-report-140110.pdf