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Ministerial statement on Tuesday, 29 March 2011, in the House of Commons, led by Lord Clarke of Nottingham.

Reforming Civil Justice

Statement on reforming civil justice.

Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
526 c173-83 
Session
2010-12
Department
Ministry of Justice
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Related items
Civil Proceedings
Tuesday, 24 May 2011
Written questions
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions
Tobias Ellwood | 526 c178 (Link to this contribution) Thanks to the blame culture that developed under the last Government, one school in my constituency ...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 526 c178 (Link to this contribution) I think that people will think twice, as it were. At the moment, they are lured into making a claim ...
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Tony Lloyd | 526 c178 (Link to this contribution) Whilst welcoming anything that will reduce the unnecessary costs to lawyers and others, will the Jus...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 526 c177-8 (Link to this contribution) I think that is right. This will have a big impact on defamation cases where people threaten the pub...
Tom Brake | 526 c179 (Link to this contribution) Has the Secretary of State had time to consider the possible implications for the overall number of ...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 526 c179 (Link to this contribution) We will make mediation an automatic part of the process if the result of the consultation supports s...
Keith Vaz | 526 c179 (Link to this contribution) I think that what the Lord Chancellor has said today has cross-party support. May I take him back to...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 526 c178-9 (Link to this contribution) I feel strongly, as does my hon. Friend, that we have an unacceptable compensation culture in this c...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 526 c177 (Link to this contribution) When I took over the right hon. Gentleman's desk and chair about 11 months ago, one of the first thi...
Lord Khan of Tooting | 526 c174-5 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Secretary of State for his usual courtesies and advance site of his statement, which, on...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 526 c173-4 (Link to this contribution) With permission, Mr Speaker, I wish to make a statement. I have today laid before Parliament two doc...
Lord Khan of Tooting | 526 c176 (Link to this contribution) It was about cherry-picking, and clinical negligence and housing cases.
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 526 c175-6 (Link to this contribution) I welcome the right hon. Gentleman's agreement with me on the importance of tackling cost. He has fo...
Speaker | 526 c176 (Link to this contribution) Order. I emphasised yesterday and I repeat today that, in accordance with long-established conventio...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 526 c176 (Link to this contribution) Yes, the right hon. Gentleman raised an important point about clinical negligence cases, which can b...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 526 c176 (Link to this contribution) The Legal Services Board is looking into that whole area. My right hon. Friend Lord Young of Graffha...
Lord Beith | 526 c176 (Link to this contribution) Given the Lord Chancellor's characteristic willingness to take what in ““Yes, Minister”” would have ...
Jack Straw | 526 c177 (Link to this contribution) May I add to the broad welcome from my Front Bench for the decisions that the Secretary of State has...
Jessica Lee | 526 c182-3 (Link to this contribution) I declare my interest as a family lawyer. Constituents involved in these proceedings are often frus...
Stephen Phillips | 526 c182 (Link to this contribution) As those of us still practising can tell my right hon. and learned Friend, the costs associated with...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 526 c182 (Link to this contribution) I hope so. Let me make it clear that I am in favour of people who have suffered injury because of th...
Andrew Bingham | 526 c182 (Link to this contribution) The tentacles of the compensation culture have wrapped themselves around British life for far too lo...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 526 c182 (Link to this contribution) Yes, I would like to see that, we are consulting on that and I would be interested to hear my hon. F...
Rehman Chishti | 526 c182 (Link to this contribution) Can the Secretary of State confirm that the online road traffic accident scheme will be expanded to ...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 526 c181-2 (Link to this contribution) The cap of the success fee—which is a kind of bonus to a winning lawyer who has taken a no win, no f...
Robert Buckland | 526 c181 (Link to this contribution) Although I think there will be a general welcome for the 10% uplift in general damages, which should...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 526 c181 (Link to this contribution) Well, I hope I can answer yes to all those questions. We are talking about civil jurisdiction here; ...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 526 c181 (Link to this contribution) We are only consulting, so we are open to arguments about whether or not £15,000 is the right figure...
Jake Berry | 526 c181 (Link to this contribution) On the small claims courts, it is interesting that we are increasing the limit from £5,000 to £15,00...
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown | 526 c181 (Link to this contribution) Can the Justice Secretary assure the House that all the proposed changes will safeguard the innocent...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 526 c180 (Link to this contribution) If my hon. Friend looks at our proposals, he will see that we intend to provide greater incentives f...
Tony Baldry | 526 c180 (Link to this contribution) Some of us spend a large part of our professional lives trying to persuade litigants to accept reaso...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 526 c180-1 (Link to this contribution) This has sometimes been looked at, hence it has been possible to raise these levels by quite large a...
Geraint Davies | 526 c180 (Link to this contribution) The Secretary of State will know the situation facing families with household savings of less than £...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 526 c179 (Link to this contribution) We have just completed a consultation on our estate, and we have announced the closure of a number o...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 526 c179-80 (Link to this contribution) We considered very carefully the large number of responses to the consultation document, many of whi...
Elfyn Llwyd | 526 c179 (Link to this contribution) I accept the need for rationalisation of the jurisdictions of the county courts and High Courts. I a...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 526 c183 (Link to this contribution) The new portal process should significantly speed up a very high proportion of cases. We will certai...
John Whittingdale | 526 c177 (Link to this contribution) Is my right hon. and learned Friend aware that the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee receive...
Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 526 c182 (Link to this contribution) I will certainly consider that, and I am interested to hear about my hon. and learned Friend's knowl...
Subjects
Compensation Consumers Courts Administration of justice Civil proceedings Legal profession Fees and charges Legal aid scheme Legal representation Legal costs Personal injury Protection Recovery of costs Reform Small claims Civil Litigation Costs Review Civil law
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