Achieving A Culture Change In Case Management - Fifth Lecture in the Implementation Programme

1.4 The call for more robust case management. The call for more “robust” case management has come from many quarters, as recorded in the Costs Review Preliminary Report (“the Preliminary Report”) and the Final Report. That call is still being made. See, for example, the address of Michael Todd QC (Chairman-Elect of the Bar Council) at the IBA conference in Dubai on 1st November 2011, which included:

"The consistent message I hear from business leaders is that when they conduct litigation, mediation or arbitration, their core requirements are quality, cost-effectiveness and speed. We consistently strive to meet those requirements, but there is more that can be done."