Overview

This April marked 10 years since the introduction of the Civil Procedure Rules which followed Lord Woolf’s review of English civil procedure.

The Woolf reforms have achieved many things, including greater co-operation (or at least a reduction in overt hostilities) between the parties to litigation, more mediated settlements and an overall increase in the speed at which cases get to trial. It is generally agreed, however, that the reforms were not successful in cutting costs, which was one of the major objectives of Lord Woolf’s review.

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