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Proceeding contribution from Paul Farrelly (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 15 July 2010. It occurred during Adjournment debate on Defamation Law.


Defamation Law

Would the hon. Gentleman agree that the hourly rates actually double in many of the cases that are brought under conditional fee arrangements? The record shows that the so-called no win, no fee scenario is, as one would expect, nearly always a case of always win, double the fee.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
513 c331WH 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
Subjects
Defamation Civil proceedings Legal costs Media Conditional fee agreements
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk