Implications of the Jackson Civil Costs Reforms for Human Rights Cases against Multinational Corporations
The UK government has recently proposed wide-ranging reforms to the costs regime for civil litigation following a review by Lord Jackson. The so-called Jackson reforms will significantly restrict the ability of claimants and their lawyers to recover legal costs from defendants. They will have particularly devastating consequences for human rights claims against multinational corporations (MNCs), as they threaten to make such claims economically unviable. This briefing note explains why.