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Damages-Based Agreements Regulations 2010

If the noble and learned Lord does not know the answer to his question, I certainly do not. I will take some advice on that and come back to him. I have mentioned the Jackson report published earlier this year. It is a remarkable and substantial report. I think we can all agree on that. He recommends complete abolition of the recoverability of success fees and after-the-event insurance in all cases where CFAs are used. As I said earlier, we are actively considering the report and will set out the way forward in due course. The Culture, Media and Sport Committee in its recent report, Press Standards, Privacy and Libel, suggests that the recoverability of success fees be limited to 10 per cent in defamation cases. The Government will respond to the Committee’s report shortly.