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Role of Clients, Lawyers, Judges, and Institutions in Hiking Litigation Costs in Bangladesh: An Empirical Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 October 2021

Ummey Tahura
Ummey Tahura*
Affiliation:
Macquarie University
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*Corresponding author. E-mail: rimi1982@gmail.com
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Abstract

This paper investigates how individuals such as judges, lawyers, clients, and court staffers as well as institutions are elevating litigation costs in Bangladesh in multiple ways. It explores how the existing law and procedures as well as key institutions further promote case delay. It also examines the ways in which police departments and the prosecution contribute to elongate criminal trials and invite additional litigation costs. Empirical data collected through in-depth interviews are analyzed, drawing propositions to individuals’ contributions to delay in case-processing time and hike up litigation costs. Data analysis also assesses common people’s perceptions and expectations from the justice sector. Contemporary legal research has been critically analyzed, where needed.

Keywords

litigation costBangladesh legal systemempirical researchindividual and institutional contribution
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Research Article
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Asian Journal of Law and Society , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , February 2022 , pp. 59 - 80
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Asian Journal of Law and Society

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