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The present systems of civil justice is based on the reforms recommended by Lord Woolf in his report access to Justice (1996).
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The present systems of civil justice is based on the reforms recommended by Lord Woolf in hid report Access to Justice (1996). In 1995 Lord Woolf thought that a civil justice system should be just in the results it delivers, be fair in the way it treats litigants, offer appropriate procedures at a reasonable cost, deal with cases at a reasonable speed, be understandable to those who use it, provide as mush certainty as the nature of the particular case allows and be effective, adequately resourced and organised. The report found that virtually none of these points were being achieved in the civil courts and criticised the system for being unequal, expensive, slow uncertain and complicated. The report contained 303 recommendations. The most important ones proposed: extending small claims up to £3,000, a fast track for straight forward cases up to £10,000, a multi-track for cases over £10,000 with capping...
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