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Get the full picture oncivil costs withCook on Costs 2013Jackson ReviewSupplementand Litigation FundingCook on Costs 2013 JacksonReview SupplementProviding clear and focused commentary on civilcosts for contentious and non-contentious workCook on Costs 2013 Jackson Review Supplementwill discuss the reforms to the costs of litigation.Litigation FundingDevelop a better understanding of litigationfunding and what it means for you and yourpractice with this hands on guide.blackstone’s guide toThe Civil Justice Reforms 2013sime and frenchThe Blackstone’s Guide Series delivers concise and accessible books covering the latestlegislative changes and amendments. Published soon after enactment, they offer expertcommentary by leading names on the scope, extent and the effects of legislation. They offer acost-effective solution to key information needs and are the perfect companion for anypractitioner needing to get up to speed with the latest changes.This book is the first practical guide to the procedural reforms due to be implemented in April2013 which give effect to the wide-ranging recommendations made by Sir Rupert Jackson in hisReview of Civil Litigation Costs (MoJ, 2009) dealing with the costs of civil litigation.Following the recommendations in the Review, the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment ofOffenders Act 2012 was passed and other changes will be implemented through changes to theCivil Procedure Rules and Practice Directions.This book is a clear and practical commentary on these extensive reforms, providing valuableguidance and detail on how the changes will operate in practice. It includes useful tablesdetailing the changes for ease of access and well as selected appendices with the relevantmaterial practitioners will need to refer to.• The first comprehensive commentary on the wide-ranging reforms following Sir RupertJackson’s Review of Civil Litigation Costs• Includes coverage of why the reforms are being made, how the Rules and Practice Directionswill change and what problems may arise• Clearly highlights which sections of the legislation and rules have been changed and givesfull details of transitional provisions and exceptions• Provides guidance on damages based agreements and conditional fee agreements (DBA andCFA) and third party funding• Includes relevant provisions of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act2012, sections of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990, the amended Civil Procedure Rulesand relevant Statutory Instruments for quick referenceAbout the Authors: Stuart Sime is the course director of the full-time Bar ProfessionalPurchase online at www.wildy.comTraining Course at the City Law School, where he teaches civil litigation, commercial, andcompany law. He was a practising barrister until 2005. He is joint Editor of Blackstone’s CivilPractice, the author of A Practical Approach to Civil Procedure and co-author of A PracticalApproach to ADR (all published by OUP). Derek French is principal author of 29 editions ofMayson, French and Ryan on Company Law, author of 2 editions of Applications to Wind UpCompanies and 1 of Model Articles of Association for Companies, editor of 16 editions ofBlackstone’s Statutes on Company Law and co-editor of 13 editions of Blackstone’s Civil Practice,all published by OUP.For details of other titles within the Blackstone’s Guide Series,visit www.oup.com/uk/law/practitioner/bgseries1ISBN 978-0-19-968515-89 780199 685158A division of Reed Elsevier (UK) Ltd. Registered office 1-3 Strand London WC2N 5JR Registered in England number 2746621 VAT Registered No. GB 730 8595 20. LexisNexis and the Knowledge Burst logo aretrademarks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc. © LexisNexis 2013 0513-008.