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Proceeding contribution from Jonathan Evans (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 1 November 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill on Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill.


Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

I am anxious for the right hon. Gentleman to reflect on his point about the change in the solicitors rules in 2004. It is important that the House considers the fact that up until that time, referral fees were banned by the Law Society. It was the intervention of the Office of Fair Trading that resulted in the Law Society changing that rule and recommending the creation of a marketplace, which he has rightly described as later becoming a full-scale scam.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
534 c831 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Compensation Crimes of violence Fees and charges Legal aid scheme Insurance companies Fines Injuries Personal injury Motor vehicles Prisoners Magistrates' courts Prison sentences Sentencing Sexual offences Regulation Squatting
Legislation
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill 2010-12
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk