Personal injury lawyers have accused justice secretary Ken Clarke of dealing a savage blow to some of the most vulnerable people in society.
Following yesterday’s first House of Commons debate on the government bill designed to reform ‘no win, no fee’ agreements, Association of Personal Injury Lawyers president David Bott, said: “The Government’s intention behind this brutal Bill is to cut costs for itself and for insurers by forcing injured people to give up part of their compensation to pay legal fees – that’s if they can still find legal representation at all, in light of the proposed changes.”
“People don’t choose to be injured, but when negligence happens, the guilty party – the losing defendant – must surely be held fully to account.”
Medico Legal News Source : Insurance times
