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Thursday 22 April 2010

Hugh James & other law firms have to repay the Government an estimated £100m

High Court ruled that several miners law firms would have to repay the Government an estimated £100m

The Lawyer (9 April), 30 firms shared a pot of almost £800m for litigation costs.



Just weeks later, the High Court ruled that several miners law firms would have to repay the Government an estimated £100m after being overpaid in relation to the respiratory disease compensation scheme.

http://www.thelawyer.com/miners-compensation-gifts-firms-another-%C2%A3174m/133150.article

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.

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