The Ministry of Justice is reforming court fees to address inefficiencies, inflation impacts, and access to justice concerns. Key issues include the slow fee-setting process that fails to keep pace with costs, the impact of legal aid reforms on litigants in person, delays and inefficiencies in County Courts, and the need for cost recovery mechanisms. Recent fee orders and reviews of sentencing and criminal courts highlight systemic problems requiring urgent attention.
The Ministry of Justice has published the Post-Implementation Review (PIR) of Part 2 of LASPO which focuses on civil litigation costs and funding.
The costs of civil litigation are too high, and are fuelled by no win no fee conditional fee agreements (CFAs).
The government response to part 2 of the consultation on reform of court fees and further proposals for consultation.