Question follow-through · 68841
Civil Proceedings: Legal Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure (a) her Department and (b) the UK legal system support attracting inward investment, in the context of the Civil Justice Council’s review of the litigation funding sector.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 17 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 21 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 25 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure (a) her Department and (b) the UK legal system support attracting inward investment, in the context of the Civil Justice Council’s review of the litigation funding sector.
21 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Jul 2025
Answer published
The Government welcomes the Civil Justice Council review of litigation funding, which will help inform the approach to potential reforms. We are carefully considering the recommendations made in the review and will outline next steps in due course.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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