Alive and Kicking ; Litigation - Rip? Definitely Not, Says Raymond Joyce, Partner and Adjudicator at Freeth Cartwright's Birmingham Office
Birmingham Post › January 27, 2011
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Years ago, a lawyer's first reaction to being instructed on a dispute would be to issue a writ. And so would start an arcane process, substantially unchanged since 1870 and liberally sprinkled with Latin expressions and legal jargon. As a result, litigants were often just passengers for the journey planned by the lawyer.
In the modern environment of transparency, downward pressure on costs and informed clients, the need to deal more efficiently and cost-effectively with commercial disputes has become imperative.See the full content of this document
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Alive and Kicking ; Litigation - Rip? Definitely Not, Says Raymond Joyce, Partner and Adjudicator at Freeth Cartwright's Birmingham Office
The reform of the litigation procedure in the late '90s was a manifestation of the dissatisfaction with the old procedures.
Litigation today is more in tune with business disputes, now that it has spec...See the full content of this document
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