The first year bedding down Lord Justice Jackson’s extensive civil litigation reforms was always going to be challenging, but as the Civil Justice Council (CJC) this month announces a one-year-in soundings process, senior City litigators are expected to call for a radical overhaul of the largely unpopular damages-based agreements (DBA) provisions ushered in by the reforms.
Announced on 13 February, the CJC is inviting written submissions from the legal profession on the ‘practical impact’ of the reforms and will hold a conference in March to discuss the submissions with representatives of stakeholder groups such as practitioners, the judiciary, consumers, major court users and other interested parties.
