Ministry of Justice to Cap Success Fees at 10% in Defmation Proceedings
12 March 2010
Last week the MoJ published its response to its defamation consultation which was published on the 16 January 2010. In most respects it is outrageous. It has proceeded with more than unseemly haste as the consultation only ended on 16 February. The draft amendment order was laid before Parliament on 3 March and could be in force by April.
There was very significant opposition to the proposals including Temple, but the MoJ has decided to proceed as 53% indicated support and 47% opposition. There seemed no attempt to weigh up the arguments, look at the quality of responses or pause for reflection.
Temple submitted a response to the consultation which seems to have been ignored. If you would like to read more about Temple’s opposition to the change please click here.
(PDF document. You will need Acrobat Reader to open it).
