Written question asked by Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Bach (Labour) on Tuesday, 19 May 2009.
British Coal Compensation
- Question
- To ask Her Majesty's Government how many complaints have been lodged with the Legal Complaints Service by or on behalf of retired miners and widows concerning inadequate professional service on the part of their former solicitors in the British Coal respiratory disease litigation and British Coal vibration white finger litigation; and what was the outcome of those complaints.
- Answer
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We understand from the Legal Complaints Service (LCS) that as at 1 May 2009, 5,098 cases had been received by the LCS and of those 4,394 have been closed and 703 matters are outstanding. As a result of these complaints a total of £1,762,933.87 has been returned to former miners and their dependants.
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- Reference
- 3426; 710 c284-5WA
- Session
- 2008-09
- Subjects
- Complaints Compensation Coal British Coal Corporation Industrial diseases Misconduct Mining Solicitors Legal Complaints Service
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