Judge backs calls for cheaper patent litigation
13 May 2009
Emma Barraclough, London
IP owners wanting to sue in the UK might see the costs of doing so slashed, if proposals contained in an interim report into civil litigation costs are implemented
In January the Master of the Rolls, one of the most senior judges in England and Wales, appointed Lord Justice Jackson to consider what changes are needed to the rules governing civil litigation costs to promote access to justice.
Last week Jackson issued an interim report in his Review of Civil Litigation Costs for consultation. The document, which extends to more than 650 pages, deals with a wide range of costs-related issues, including options for funding civil litigation, ways of capping costs, how courts assess costs and a review of...
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