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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Slaughter slams Jackson litigation reforms  Lord Jackson's proposals to reform the litigation and dispute resolution landscape have come in for criticism from a leading member of the Labour front benches. Shadow justice minister Andy Slaughter called on personal injury claim lawyers to get their clients to help amend the planned changes to civil litigation costs, the Law Society Gazette reports. The former barrister told the news provider that ministers appear set on "transformational change" to the system. He said: "The only way you will be heard is by making a connection with some of the millions of people who have had meritorious claims and have received necessary compensation." Mr Slaughter also suggested that there is no truth in the belief that car insurance premiums have risen ten per cent as a result of legal costs associated with personal injury claims. However, Lord Jackson's proposals have met with a positive response from the second most senior judge in England and Wales. Master of the Rolls Lord Neuberger recently backed the provisions, saying they were "based on a critical, unbiased, assessment of robust evidence". Posted by Alex McLean 
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