On 24 May 2012, the Government announced implementation plans for the provisions under Part 2 of the LASPO Act 2012 (civil litigation funding and costs) which will come into force in April 2013.
The Government has now considered further advice from the Civil Justice Council and today the Department has issued a Written Ministerial Statement (WMS) to Parliament setting out further details of these provisions, in relation to qualified one way costs shifting (QOCS), Part 36 and the new rule on proportionality.
In addition, the WMS announces that changes to the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) will be considered by the Civil Procedure Rules Committee (CPRC) in the autumn, in order for the necessary changes to come into effect for April 2013.
The Ministry of Justice will continue to engage with interested parties throughout the implementation process.
source: parliament.uk
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