moj extension & lj jackson’s civil costs proposals simon johnson 14 may 2012
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MoJ Extension & LJ Jackson’s Civil Costs
Proposals
Simon Johnson14 May 2012
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MoJ – Key Proposals
Eligible RTA claims - £10k > £25k
EL and PL claims to be added to portal
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MoJ – Key Proposals
Is the current scheme a success?Reduced cost:-Stage 1 - £400Stage 2 -£800Stage 3 - £500Web portal a magnet for criminal activity?Are EL/PL claims suitable for the scheme?Disease/construction/product claims too?
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MoJ – Key Proposals
Adjusting to ChangePortal stabilityHow long to investigate properly?Clinical negligence?No increase to fast-track limitFast track – fixed recoverable costsTimescale
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MoJ – Key Proposals
Helping policyholders adjustTo ensure immediate notificationReview KPIs for investigationsDedicated portal team?Impact of increased claims Increased operational costs
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In the beginning there was…
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Meet the new Costs Avengers
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Meet the new Costs Avengers
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Meet the new Costs Avengers
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Meet the new Costs Avengers
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Claimant Costs Schedule: Fast-Track
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Claimant Costs Schedule: Fast-Track
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Claimant Costs Schedule: Fast-Track
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How did we get to this?
Lord Woolf’s Reforms
Two key aims:- Reduce delay – a success Reduce cost – sadly, no
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How did we get to this?
Escalation of costs driven byAccess to Justice Act 1999
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How did we get to this?
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How did we get to this?
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Key Proposals
•Success Fees/ATE premia – irrecoverable
•Success fees payable by client
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Key Proposals
Success fees capped at
of general damages
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Key Proposals
Awards of general damages for PSLA to be increased by
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Key Proposals
Referral fees abolished
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Key Proposals
•Fixed fees for fast-track personal injury cases
•Increased use of summary assessment
•Damages–Based Agreements (Contingency Fees)
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Key Proposals
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QOCS
Qualified one-way costs Shifting
C will not pay D’s costs if unsuccessful
D will pay C’s costs if successful
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QOCS
Interaction of QOCS with P36 CPR?
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QOCS
Interaction of QOCS with P36 CPR?Remember C will lose 25% of general damages
in the success fee
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QOCS
Interaction of QOCS with P36 CPR?Remember C will lose 25% of general damages
in the success feeBUT
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QOCS
Interaction of QOCS with P36 CPR?Remember C will lose 25% of general damages
in the success feeBUT
Be assisted by:-
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QOCS
Interaction of QOCS with P36 CPR?Remember C will lose 25% of general damages
in the success feeBUT
Be assisted by:-a) 10% uplift on general damages +
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QOCS
Interaction of QOCS with P36 CPR?Remember C will lose 25% of general damages
in the success feeBUT
Be assisted by:-a) 10% uplift on general damages +
b) Uplift of 10% on total damages if P36 offer effective (capped at £75,000)
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Can D ever recover their costs?
•C’s costs liability constrained by QOCS
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Can D ever recover their costs?
•C’s costs liability constrained by QOCS•But if C recovers less than D’s P36 offer:-
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Can D ever recover their costs?
•C’s costs liability constrained by QOCS•But if C recovers less than D’s P36 offer:-
1) D pays C pre-offer costs
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Can D ever recover their costs?
•C’s costs liability constrained by QOCS•But if C recovers less than D’s P36 offer:-
1) D pays C pre-offer costs2) C pays D post-offer costs
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Can D ever recover their costs?
•C’s costs liability constrained by QOCS•But if C recovers less than D’s P36 offer:-
1) D pays C pre-offer costs2) C pays D post-offer costs
Caveat
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Can D ever recover their costs?
C only ever pay D costs with regard to all the circumstances:-
i) C’s financial resourcesii) Parties’ conduct
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What conduct will make C lose costs protection?
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What conduct will make C lose costs protection?
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What conduct will make C lose costs protection?
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Back to Naomi…
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Back to Naomi…
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MGN Ltd v Campbell [2011]
ECHR held that success fee breached MGN’s right to freedom of expression
Back to Naomi…
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MGN Ltd v Campbell [2011]
ECHR give LJ Jackson a shot in the arm.Access to justice (Art 6) must be balanced with
freedom of speech (Art 10)
Back to Naomi…
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The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders
Bill
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The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders
Bill•Provisions not in the Bill (but which will be
introduced)
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The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders
Bill•Provisions not in the Bill (but which will be
introduced)•QOCS
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The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders
Bill•Provisions not in the Bill (but which will be
introduced)•QOCS
•New proportionality Test
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The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders
Bill•Provisions not in the Bill (but which will be
introduced)•QOCS
•New proportionality Test•Increase in general damages by 10%
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The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders
Bill•Provisions not in the Bill (but which will be
introduced)•QOCS
•New proportionality Test•Increase in general damages by 10%
•Reversal of Carver (but see amendment to CPR 36.14)
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The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders
Bill•Provisions in the Bill:-
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The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders
Bill•Provisions in the Bill:-
•Abolition of CFA recovery from D
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The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders
Bill•Provisions in the Bill:-
•Abolition of CFA recovery from D•Abolition of ATE recovery from D (save for cost
of expert in clinical negligence)
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The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders
Bill•Provisions in the Bill:-
•Abolition of CFA recovery from D•Abolition of ATE recovery from D (save for cost
of expert in clinical negligence)•Damages-Based Agreements in most civil
litigation
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The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders
Bill•Provisions in the Bill:-
•Abolition of CFA recovery from D•Abolition of ATE recovery from D (save for cost
of expert in clinical negligence)•Damages-Based Agreements in most civil
litigation•Payment of additional amounts if C matches or
beats D’s offer to settle
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Will we see an end to this?
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Assault
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Assaults – Violence between Staff
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Assaults – Violence between Staff
Weddall v Barchester [2012]
Request was a pretext for violence unconnected with his role.
Assailant not acting in the course of his employment.
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Assaults – Violence between Staff
Wallbank v Fox Designs [2012]
The employer should bear vicarious liability.Spontaneous force in response to an instruction given to an employee.
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Mesothelioma
Public Liability
Insurer on cover 10 years before disease develops should respond.
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Mesothelioma – Employers’ Liability
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Mesothelioma – Employers’ Liability