Jackson’s Reforms and Relief from Sanctions – Where we are now and where we are going

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Jackson’s Reforms and Relief from Sanctions – Where we are now and where we are going

Following an in-depth review of Civil Costs by Sir Rupert Jackson, on 1 April 2013 a number of changes to the English court procedures came into effect, the so called “Jackson Reforms”. The primary aim of these Reforms is to reduce the cost of litigation across all the English Courts and to make better use of court time and facilities.

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Amendment to the Admiralty and Commercial Courts Guide: The electronic Claim Information Form (“CIF”)

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The Admiralty and Commercial Courts Guide has been amended to include the following direction for cases issued or transferred on or after 1 April 2014:

“Within 7 days of issuing a Claim Form or when a case has been transferred into the Commercial Court, the receiving of the new claim number, the claimant(s) should complete an electronic Claim Information Form (“CIF”) and file the same electronically to the following email address comct.infosheet@hmcts.gsi.gov.uk.” (Section B 4.1 b)

The Admiralty and Commercial Court has advised that the purpose of this form is to collect statistics concerning the work done so as to help promote the efficient conduct of business in the Commercial Court.

The Court of Appeal gives permission to appeal the decision of Teare J in the “Ocean Victory”

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On 25 February 2014, the Court of Appeal gave permission to Daiichi Chuo Kishen Kaisha to appeal the decision of Teare J in the “Ocean Victory”. The permission has been granted solely in respect of the issues of ‘abnormal occurrence’ and ‘whether any unsafety of the port did not cause the loss’

 

Related: Case Summary of the High Court’s decision in the “Ocean Victory”