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Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

164: After Clause 53, insert the following new Clause— ““Third party’s insurance company (1) A third party’s insurance company may not solicit a claimant who has a cause of action for personal injuries against its policy holder, to settle that cause of action where to the knowledge of the insurance company, the claimant is legally represented either under legal aid or a conditional fee agreement. (2) A third party’s insurance company may not make an offer to settle in circumstances not prohibited by subsection (1), unless— (a) it has obtained adequate medical evidence of the personal injury and has disclosed it to the claimant; and (b) the claimant is advised when the offer is made of his right to obtain legal advice; and (c) the offer is in full and final settlement of the cause of action. (3) Any settlement made in breach of subsections (1) and (2) shall be void.””