Proceeding contribution from Lord McNally (Liberal Democrat) 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
This is not only about public funds, but it is about how you create—to use this term again—an architecture for this type of litigation that squeezes out from the system the inflation that went to the lawyers. That was identified by the Master of the Rolls, by the Lord Chief Justice and by Lord Justice Jackson. In trying to respond to that problem, I am fully aware of the hard cases, and I have spent most of the afternoon dealing with them. Of course hard cases are difficult to argue, but that is the central issue that we are trying to address. To succeed, we will have to stand firm against some of these hard cases, I am afraid.
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Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
Written questions
House of Lords
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- 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
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- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill 2010-12
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