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British Coal Compensation

Original answer

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has provided the following information concerning 68 solicitors from 14 solicitors firms: Cases pending hearing by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal for alleged professional misconduct in the handling of cases under the British Coal respiratory disease litigation and British Coal vibration white finger litigation Beckett, Bemrose & Hagan, Wirral—listed 12.05.09 Alan Hagan, Howard Roberts Beckett, Marcus Peter Bemrose. Birchall Blackburn of Preston Michael Foxford, John Didsbury, Conal Gallagher, Carlos Lopez, Jamie Patton, Paul Pickering, William Robbins, Moira Boyce, Judith Bell, Christine Harris, Susan Liver, Catherine MacCracken, Adele Gallagher, Gail Peterson and Rhonda Rosenfield. BRM of Chesterfield Peter James McGowan, Rodney Alan Shiers, Neil Anthony Brown, Jeremy Christopher Rice. Gorman Hamilton of Newcastle Dean Robert Auld, Tim Gorman, David Andrew Hamilton, David James Johnson and Stephen McCourt. Graysons, 4-12 Paradise Square, Sheffield Peter Maxwell Clark, Belinda Jane Lancaster, John Peter Hatfield, Jeremy Peter Hague, Carl Alastair Goodwin. Holmes & Hills of Braintree Graham John Fraser Steele, Michael James Barry, Mark Brian Cornell, Richard Norton Harris, Colin Ormond Simpson, Judith Hilary Simpson, David William George Whipps, Michael John Wright, Jason Elliott Brady and Christopher Alexander Livingston. Kidd Spoor Harper of Newcastle Diana Claire Harper. Silverbeck Rymer, Liverpool Charles Anthony Rymer, James Rymer, Joseph Michael Skinner. Simpson Millar of Leeds—listed 09.07.09 David Ross, David Nash Harrington (now retired), Lisa Jayne Sheldon, Peter Richard Watson, Vivienne Jane Latimer, Adrian Charles Fawden, Howard Robert Arthur Ford Davies. Stripes of Manchester Richard Andrew Stripe. Wake Smith Solicitors, Sheffield Jonathan Charles Vivian Hunt, Michael John Tunbridge, David William Barclay Ware, Paul Robert Thorn, John Baddeley, Neil Salter, Richard Patrick Lees and Mark Robert Durno Serby. Marrons of Newcastle upon Tyne David Robert Allan, Stephen Mark Porteous. Twigg Farnell of Sheffield Alan Vincent Farnell. Ollerenshaws of Leamington Spa Timothy Richard Ollerenshaw, Debbie Louise Anderson, Jamie St. John Strong. We are unable to estimate the dates by which these cases will be concluded as the listing of cases is a matter for the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.

It has since been corrected.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

3425; 710 c283-4WA

Session

2008-09

Related items

British Coal Compensation
Monday, 15 June 2009
Written statements
House of Lords

Notes

Answer corrected on 15 June 2009 at 711 c51WS

Subjects

Disciplinary proceedings Compensation Coal British Coal Corporation Industrial diseases Misconduct Mining Solicitors Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal

Link

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