Highlights

“No-one disputes that an open and fair justice system is absolutely necessary. The problem is the spread of practices that encourage litigation not out of necessity, but out of a desire to make money.

Lisa Rickard, The Huffington Post

“According to the US Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Legal Reform, the code is little more than a fig leaf… They say that ‘urgent action is required by government to introduce statutory regulation of the sector’.”

Jonathan Ames, The Times (£)

“The UK has an enviable reputation for fair justice, so it would be remiss to import the very worst aspects of the US legal system into the British justice system.”

Lisa Rickard, Financial Times

Latest News

The introduction and significant expansion of litigation funding, in which an outside party funds a lawsuit as an investment, harms British businesses, discourages inward investment and costs jobs.

Third-party funders face tougher rules

The Law Society Gazette, 8th February 2013

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Litigation funding gap

New Law Journal, 7th February 2013

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Business lobby condemns ‘opt-out’ regime in competition actions

The Law Society Gazette, 29th January 2013

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How US-style lawsuits will cripple firms, by the CBI: Business body attacks plans to allow companies to join together to sue

The Daily Mail, 29th January 2013

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UK facing litigation culture, warns CBI

The Daily Telegraph, 29th January 2013

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