Cardiff-based Hugh James lifted £24 million in British Coal compensation feeding frenzy.

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The leading law firms involved in handling the British Coal compensation claims pulled in £174.3m in the last year, despite the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) continuing its investigations into several firms for misconduct.
Doncaster-based three-partner personal injury boutique Beresfords topped the breadwinners' list after bringing in £43.3m, according to figures derived from a written answer by Labour peer Lord Bach.
Thompsons Solicitors were second on £27.1m, followed by Cardiff-based Hugh James on £24m.
One SRA insider said law firms reaping such huge sums of money on the back of miners suffering conditions such as respiratory disease and vibration white finger projected the wrong image of the legal profession.
'Some politicians are calling the saga a feeding frenzy for lawyers, and with figures like these coming out of the taxpayer's pocket it's hard to argue,' said the source."