... and a more rigid system less hospitable to a high volume of diverse cases, faster civil justice has come at an extremely high price. Therefore, complex problems such as front-loading, increased cost, and hurried cases, have shown that Woolf's reforms have not reached their intended goals displaying an inadequate reform system. The problem of front-loading has been greatly realised by many critics as a major drawback of the Woolf reforms. Front-loading has come as a result of "faster" civil justice since settling is a central objective of the reforms.2 Lord Woolf's reforms pushed for more cases to settle so that the trial process would not have to be exhausted, and instead all other resources may initially be used. While in writing this appears to be a logical solution, in practice unforeseen costs and wasted effort spent in preparation is proves otherwise. With more emphasis on the desire for cases to settle, ...

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