Proceeding contribution from Jack Straw (Labour) 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
Surely, the firm would get paid for the costs it had incurred. Indeed, it would not pass on the file until its costs had been paid. Does the hon. Gentleman accept that a further defect of referral fees is that they might skew the judgment of the first solicitor advising the client on the best firm to go to? The solicitor might make a decision on the basis not of which is the best firm, but of which is likely to pay the biggest referral fee.
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- 2010-12
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- 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
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- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill 2010-12
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