1. Mitchell - the background

2. How did we get here? 2008 LJ Jackson charged with assessing civil litigation costs 2 years later, 557 pages Loads of recommendations

3. How did we get here? Concentrate on proportionality overriding objective Case management

4. How did we get here? ‘the culture of toleration of delay and non- compliance with court orders’ Mannion v Ginty - LJ Jackson himself

5. How did we get here? MR speech to DJ conference 18th Lecture in the implementation programme ‘efficiency of case management… to err of the side of individual justice’ ‘ability to secure effective justice for all court users’

6. How did we get here? Get rid of the list in 3.9 new, simpler, 3.9

7. How did we get here? Other jurisdictions Jackson 5 Consistency of approach trivial breach