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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 whether they have made any assessment of the number of occasions upon which the Legal Complaints Service has not acted upon the recommendations of Zahida Manzoor, Legal Services Ombudsman for England and Wales, in connection with the conduct of solicitors in the British Coal respiratory disease litigation and British Coal vibration white finger litigation.
Answer

We understand from the Legal Complaints Service (LCS) that the LCS has not acted on a recommendation from the Legal Services Ombudsman on just three occasions. Notification of each of these matters was made to the LSO on 29 April 2009.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
3427; 710 c285WA
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Compensation Coal British Coal Corporation Industrial diseases Legal Services Ombudsman Misconduct Mining Solicitors Legal Complaints Service
Link
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