The package of reforms recommended by Lord Justice Jackson in 2009 represented wholesale change to the civil litigation landscape. Our timeline illustrates what has happened since and what we expect to unfold going forward.
Nov 2021
Online civil money claims pilot extended from 30 November 2020 to enable further IT testing
Summer 2021
Interim report on the court modernisation programme expected
Apr 2021
Government response to extending the scope of fixed recoverable costs in civil claims expected
Apr 2021
Implementation of whiplash reforms expected –small claims limit increase and new ‘Whiplash Portal’
13 Jan 2021
End of cost capping pilot in Business and Property Court for cases valued £100,000 to £250,000
Jan 2021
End of disclosure pilot in Business and Property Court
2 Mar 2020
End of the flexible courts hours pilot
Oct 2019
Commencement of large scale user testing of the new ‘Whiplash Portal’
1 Oct 2019
Discount rate in Scotland will continue at minus 0.75%
2 Sep 2019
Commencement of the flexible courts hours pilot
5 Aug 2019
New discount rate of minus 0.25% in force in England and Wales
6 Jun 2019
Consultation on extending the scope of fixed recoverable costs ends
Apr 2019
Claims management companies enter FCA regulation
28 Mar 2019
Consultation launched on extending fixed recoverable costs - horizontally and vertically to claims valued up to £100,000
19 Mar 2019
Commencement of the first review of the personal injury discount rate
7 Feb 2019
Post-implementation review of Part 2 of LASPO completed
14 Jan 2019
Capped costs pilot begins in the Business and Property Courts for cases valued between £100,000 and £250,000
20 Dec 2018
Civil Liability Act 2018 receives Royal Assent
30 Nov 2018
Commencement of virtual online hearing pilot for default judgments
28 Jun 2018
Post-implementation review of Part 2 LASPO commenced
5 Jun 2018
Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018 receives Royal Assent
12 Sep 2017
Commencement of county court online pilot for money claims up to £25,000
31 Jul 2017
Commencement of online county court pilot for money claims up to £10,000
31 Jul 2017
Publication of Jackson’s Supplemental Report on Fixed Recoverable Costs
27 Jul 2016
Publication of the Briggs Report: Civil Courts Structure Review
31 Jul 2013
Horizontal and vertical extension of the Claims Portal to include RTA claims and EL and PL claims between £1,000 and £25,000
1 May 2012
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO) 2012 receives Royal Assent
Apr 2010
Claims Portal for RTA motor personal injury claims valued between £1,000 and £10,000 introduced
14 Jan 2010
Publication of Lord Jackson’s Review of Civil Litigation Costs: Final Report
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