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Civil Proceedings: Legal Costs

Commons · Question 101690 · Tabled 18 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 5 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to bring forward legislation to reverse the PACCAR judgement within the current Parliament.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Sackman, 5 Jan 2026

We intend to introduce legislation to mitigate the effect of the PACCAR judgment as soon as parliamentary time allows. The new legislation will clarify that Litigation Funding Agreements are not Damages Based Agreements. The Government recognises the crit...