LITIGATION NATION

Case Study: (a) Over recent years the UK has become a litigation nation, discuss to what extent you agree with this statement and (b) in the terms of the provision of law and the legal services in Scotland assess the impact that the Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010

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Case Study: (a) Over recent years the UK has become a litigation nation, discuss to what extent you agree with this statement and (b) in the terms of the provision of law and the legal services in Scotland assess the impact that the Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010

Introduction

Over the recent years UK has become a litigation nation, these words can be proven effective to a large extent by observing the present situation of law being practiced in UK. People are getting what they deserve; equal treatment by law although this idea was not new but existed from the age of Socrates. However, history of the mankind reveals that people are not being treated equally as mostly law is said to be the property of rich and elite class people and they never follow the laws made by them. This trend of injustice however is considered as the main factor that brings revolution. The difference in justice on behalf of the wealth and power has always been condemned from those who don't deserve equal treatment. Even in the modern societies like UK, people often found it difficult to receive equal treatment but just because the UK has minimized the level of such cases it has gained the title of litigation nation. People have faith in the judicial system which is the key for the country to be called as litigation nation.

On the other hand the Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010 is there to ensure that people can easily and conveniently access the justice. The main purpose of this act is to ensure that every citizen of United Kingdom should have access to justice mainly “justice for all.” This study will attempt to focus on two different perspectives of UK law:

“Over recent years the UK has become a litigation nation” this study in this connection will examine this statement and writer's view would be presented either endorsing or repealing the statement.

In terms of the provision of law and the legal services in Scotland this study will assess the impact of Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010

UK as Litigation Nation

The administrative system of United Kingdom is constitutional monarchy. In this type of system monarch act as the head of the state within the limits of constitution. The constitution of UK is not written which often is not appraised by the critiques. However, advocates of this system present examples of the country that have written constitution but do not follow it or abuse the power. Proponents also argue that having a written constitution is just a compromise between different political ideologies. This may raise concerns of people regarding the judicial system of UK although after analyzing different studies carried out in this regard ...