In this Liber Amicorum, leading experts and old-time friends from
around the world come together to pay tribute to Christopher Hodges'
multifaceted career and work by exploring what can be done to deliver
justice and fairness, focusing on collective redress, consumer dispute
resolution, court system reform, ethical business regulation and
regulatory delivery.
After a decade-long career as a solicitor, Christopher Hodges became
Professor of Justice Systems at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies at
the University of Oxford. Throughout his academic career he worked on a
variety of topics dealing with access to justice and dispute resolution:
from product liability, procedural/funding systems and collective
redress, to alternative dispute resolution and ethical business
regulation. In 2021 Christopher Hodges was awarded an OBE for services
to business and law. His ground-breaking research not only inspired
students and colleagues, but also influenced policymakers worldwide.
Delivering justice, and "making things better", runs like a thread
through his work; the same thread connects the chapters in this book.