Context. Two many unlawful legal requests introduced among county courts, long and expensive trials, especially for businesses which bear major and disproportionate costs: these are the reason that drove the Ministry of Justice to reform a county court system which has not changed in about 15 years in England and Wales. Since the coalition government has been in place, the strategy has been to denounce a “compensation culture” characterized by a high number of “individuals suing employers and businesses for disproportionately large sums, often for trivial reasons and without regard to personal responsibility” the consultation document published on March 29th reads. This culture is sustained by a system which implies very limited risk taking for the plaintiff and the threat of extremely substantial expenses for the defender. However, these problems also directly come from the administration of justice: long disputes, disputes escalating, which could be avoided by greater appeal to mediation. Here are the proposals presented by the government regarding the labor world, the key objective being to reduce costs weighing on businesses.
lies very limited risk taking for the plaintiff and the threat of extremely substantial expenses for the defender. However, these problems also directly come from the administration of justice: long disputes, disputes escalating, which could be avoided by greater appeal to mediation.
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