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Civil cases taking years to come to court; new data shows civil justice postcode lottery
… for civil justice cases have been identified following research from Express Solicitors and the Association of Consumer Support Organisations (ACSO). Express Solicitors researched 8,500 fast track and multi-track claims to …
Civil justice system still failing consumers, say ACSO and Express Solicitors
… the last 12 months, according to new research carried out by law firm Express Solicitors on behalf of the Association of Consumer Support … the pandemic, when the mean waits were 31.1 and 60.9 weeks. The Express/ACSO data suggest the overall delay in getting multi-track cases …
ACSO Secondment Programme: Simon Lovitt from Lyons Davidson reflects on his time with the team
… information, including data used in ACSO’s recent collaboration with Express Solicitors regarding the ‘postcode lottery’ nature of court delays. It … ACSO respond to multiple consultations held by the government, the Solicitors Regulatory Authority and the Legal Services Board. For …
ACSO Blog: access to justice triumphs in Court of Appeal judgment on interpreter and translator fees
… in a Tomlin Order. The settlement figure was £20,000. Mr Santiago’s solicitors’ recoverable fees were fixed and uncontroversial. It is only … 2023 were considered for the new FRC regime, and in particular the express recoverability in the new regime for translator/interpreter fees … that the new FRC regime applied from this autumn will include the express recoverability for translator/interpreter fees in the fast …
ACSO comments on Q1 2023 Civil Justice Statistics
… changed. Maxwell Scott added: “Our own research* conducted with Express Solicitors found that on average, it takes 353 days, almost a year, to …