Jackson reforms postponed until 2013
The government is to defer implementation of its civil litigation reforms until 1st April 2013.
Part two of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill (LASPO), which incorporates the changes proposed in the landmark Jackson recommendations on ‘no win, no fee’ arrangements, were expected to be implemented this October. The 2013 implementation date was confirmed by Lib-Dem peer Lord Wallace of Tankerness in a House of Lords debate on part two.
Cuts to legal aid for most civil cases, included in part one, have already been put back until April 2013 to give the department more time to prepare for the change.
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