The number of civil cases launched in the British High Court has jumped by 25 percent in a year -- reaching its highest level since the advent of reforms drawn up by former Lord Chief Justice Lord Woolf in 1999. According to research carried out by the Ministry of Justice, the number of commercial cases in 2006 reached 61,691 -- up from 49,442 the previous year. This news marks the first increase in civil cases launched in the High Court since the implementation of the Woolf Reforms eight years ago.
November 21, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The number of civil cases launched in the British High Court has jumped by 25 percent in a year -� reaching its highest level since the advent of the Woolf Reforms in 1999.
According to research carried out by the Ministry of Justice and exclusively obtained in advance by Reynolds Porter Chamberlain, the number of commercial cases in 2006 reached 61,691 -� up from 49,442 the previous year.
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