Proceeding contribution from Chris Bryant (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 2 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
The Minister referred specifically to defamation and privacy cases. The problem is that in the vast majority of cases—and in every single instance case in privacy cases—the awards are so small that if there is no success fee, it will be completely uneconomic for a lawyer to come forward with a CFA. That may not be the Minister's intention—I take him at his word—but the effect will be to stop CFAs in libel, defamation and privacy cases.
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- 534 c1026
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- 2010-12
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- House of Commons chamber
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- Disclosure of information Conditions of employment Data protection Criminal proceedings Debt collection Advisory services Finance Fees and charges Education Legal aid scheme Eligibility Legal representation Legal Services Commission Legal opinion Northern Ireland Workplace pensions Property transfer Social security benefits Reform Telephone services Conditional fee agreements Police stations Lord Chancellor Civil law
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- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill 2010-12
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