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The financial burden of litigation continues to be the single most important consideration for parties in determining whether to fight their case in court. The financial burden of embarking on civil litigation can influence litigation strategy and determine who has, and who is denied, access to justice. This edition provides a comprehensive study of the financial obstacles of access to justice in civil litigation. It draws on the contributions of eighteen jurisdictions to examine what impact the commitment to access to justice has made regarding access to civil litigation.

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Dr Petra Butler, University of Canterbury, is Amo Matua | Executive Dean – Law, Director, Institute of Small and Micro States and an Honorary Senior Fellow, British Institute of International and Comparative Law. Allanah Colley, BA/LLB (Hons), LLM (NYU), is a Ph.D. Candidate in Law at the University of Melbourne and an International Consultant with the United Nations Team of Experts on Rule of Law and Sexual Violence in Conflict. She has published articles related to gender and sexuality law, criminal law, the legal profession and access to justice, and is a Trustee of the New Zealand Women’s Law Journal – Te Aho Kawe Kaupapa Ture a ngā Wāhine.

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