Reform of Civil Procedure: Essays on Access to Justice

This collection of essays assesses the present state of civil procedures in the UK and the possible impact of proposals put forward by the Woolf Report. It deals with fundamental problems that are encountered in the administration of contemporary civil justice.
This collection of essays by leading commentators on civil justice is an attempt to assess the present state of civil procedure in the UK and the possible impact of proposals recently put forward by Lord Woolf. In addition, the essays deal with the fundamental problems that are encountered today in the administration of civil justice everywhere. The contributors are distinguished practitioners and academics who have extensively contributed to the subject in the past. This book is intended for practising lawyers, judges, and academics concerned with civil justice, the legal system, access to justice, and court procedures campaign groups LAG, CPAG etc.