Unaffordable justice?
If citizens cannot afford court costs, what happens to justice and rule of law?Top judge says justice system is now unaffordable to most
Civil justice is unaffordable for most people, more people are being forced to represent themselves, and judges… feel under-appreciated, according to the lord chief justice.
In his annual report to parliament, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd welcomed the government’s commitment to spending £780m on modernisation… but delivered a downbeat assessment of the courts in England and Wales.
“Our system of justice has become unaffordable to most,” Thomas said in the introduction to his report. “In consequence there has been a considerable increase of litigants in person for whom our current court system is not really designed…
More effort needs to be made in explaining “the importance of the judicial system in maintaining a just and fair society, accountable and democratic government and a strong economy”, he said. “No satisfactory means of funding the provision of our system of justice has yet been achieved.”
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posted by Ken Wedding @ 5:30 AM
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Every one have to think about this.
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