Counsel Magazine

THE Bar Council has submitted its response to the Ministry of Justice’s consultation on Damages Based Agreements (DBAs). Costs specialist barrister Nick Bacon has led the Bar's response on the principle of permitting DBAs, particularly their use in contentious business. The Bar Council is strongly of the view that any further consideration of this fundamental question should at least await the findings of the Jackson Review, due to report later this year, and that their introduction via the Coroners and Justice Bill should be halted until this significant issue has been considered by Lord Justice Jackson.