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Proceeding contribution from Lord Neill of Bladen (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 1 February 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

Another sanction would be that if a settlement has been made, the money is irrecoverable. Under a void agreement, insurers might get their money back again, but you could have a provision expressly about ““money paid by way of settlement””, because a claimant may not find out until later that he has been swindled.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
734 c1604 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Compensation Criminal proceedings Codes of practice Charities Asbestos Legal profession Employment Finance Legal aid scheme Liability Environment protection Environment Insurance Legal costs Learning disability Industrial diseases Personal injury Prisoners Marketing Police cautions Negligence Mesothelioma Rehabilitation Sentencing Voluntary organisations Young offenders Regulation Trade unions Victims Aarhus Convention Community orders Third party financing
Legislation
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill 2010-12
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk