Written question asked by Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Drayson (Labour) on Monday, 1 October 2007.
British Coal Compensation
- Question
- asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will provide the names of each firm of solicitors which served on the panel of solicitors operated by the Union of Democratic Mineworkers and its claims handling company, Vendside Limited, in the British Coal respiratory disease litigation and the British Coal vibration white finger litigation; and whether those panel members included Beresfords, Ashton Morton Slack, Wake Smith and Moss Legal LLP.
- Answer
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Membership, or otherwise, of any panel and its legal effect is a matter presently the subject of an application before the court and therefore it would not be appropriate to comment.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 5141; 694 c197WA
- Session
- 2006-07
- Notes
- Answer received between Monday 3 September and Friday 7 September 2007.
- Subjects
- Compensation Coal British Coal Corporation Industrial diseases Mining Solicitors Hand arm vibration syndrome Respiratory system Union of Democratic Mineworkers Vendside
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