Litigation Support Fund: a reflection on the New South Wales experience

Two key questions were addressed on the basis of the Law Foundation`s experience in operating the Litigation Support fund: can such a fund be financially viable and can it contribute...
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Claiming under the Motor Accidents Scheme

The aim of the study was to understand the significance of legal cost within the Scheme and to examine the relationship between legal cost and the process of resolving claims....
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Plaintiffs’ satisfaction with dispute resolution processes: trial, arbitration, pre-trial conference and mediation

This is a detailed study of plaintiffs' perceptions of four dispute resolution procedures in the NSW District court's Sydney registry and private mediation through the New South Wales Law Society...
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The prototype Access to Justice Monitor – Queensland: a joint project of the Department of Justice, Queensland and the University of Wollongong

This report contains a comprehensive collection of quantitative measures in areas such as court delays legal costs, available services, and related measures of demand.
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The costs of civil litigation: current changing practices

The research was conducted to assist those currently examining the costs of litigation, and to provide a baseline against which the impact of any future reforms may be measured
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