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Justice was free, but will there be a fee?
“In England justice is open to all – like the Ritz Hotel.” So said a distinguished judge more than 100 years ago although which one it was remains open to question. Those words resonated when I read the latest consultation on court and tribunal fees. Currently a fee does not have to be paid to the tax tribunals to have an appeal heard (legal costs may be incurred but that it a different matter). It is proposed that in future listing a case will cost between £50 and £200 and if there is a hearing the fee could be anything up to an additional £1 000. Cases heard on the papers will not incur this latter fee.
I am concerned about this. First there is the absolute level of costs. Although £1 200 is a...
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