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Proceeding contribution from Lord Pannick (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Monday, 30 January 2012. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill.


Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

However, we are concerned here not with the expenditure of public funds but with a fair allocation of risks as between the defendant and the claimant. With respect, I do not understand the noble Lord’s point in relation to that. Is it really right that the interests of this group of claimants should depend upon the Government’s inability to predict how lawyers are going to behave? Surely this should not depend on how lawyers behave.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
734 c1434 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Compensation Defamation Damages Developing countries Asbestosis Legal profession Fees and charges Human rights Liability Injuries Insolvency Insurance Legal costs Industrial diseases NHS Negligence Mesothelioma Sentencing Conditional fee agreements Multinational companies
Legislation
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill 2010-12
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk