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Turner of Camden, Baroness
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Does not the Minister think it very unfair that somebody who has been injured through somebody else’s fault, and is suing on the basis that someone else is at fault, should lose some of their compensation even though it is not their fault?
Does not the Minister think it very unfair that somebody who has been injured through somebody else’s fault, and is suing on the basis that someone else is at fault, should lose some of their compensation even though it is not their fault?
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Baroness Turner of Camden
(Labour)
Oral questions - Supplementary
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Answered on
20 December 2011
My Lords, success fees are intended to cover the risk of not winning and the lawyers not being paid. In many cases where there is personal injury there is a very low risk of that happening. Indeed, it begs the question whether it is necessary for solicitors to charge success fees at all in these situations. However, as my noble friend Lord Gold pointed out at Second Reading, claimants who fund themselves often do not receive the full amount of their compensation. It seems rather odd, to put it mildly, that those who are funded by the taxpayer should get the full amount back but those who fund themselves do not recover the full amount of their compensation.
Subjects
Legal costs; Personal injury; Conditional fee agreements
Date
20 December 2011
Reference
733 c1664
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House of Lords chamber
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House of Lords
Whether any savings have been made in legal aid expenditure since the introduction of the Conditional Fee Agreements Regulations in April 2000; and, if so, how much. [HL 262]. - Inc figure
Whether any savings have been made in legal aid expenditure since the introduction of the Conditional Fee Agreements Regulations in April 2000; and, if so, how much. [HL 262]. - Inc figure
Asked by
Baroness Turner of Camden
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Scotland of Asthal
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
10 December 2002
Answered on
10 December 2002
Legislation
Conditional Fee Agreements Regulations 2000
Subjects
Compensation; Legal profession; Fees and charges; Legal aid scheme; Expenditure; Personal injury; Conditional fee agreements
Date
10 December 2002
Reference
HL 262; 642 c19WA
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House of Lords