Law Society to offer compensation advances to miners
The Law Society is to offer ex gratia advance of awards for inadequate professional service made on miners compensation cases, where the solicitors concerned have deferred payment pending a hearing before the SDT.
Des Hudson, Law Society Chief Executive, says £One or two solicitors firms have deferred payment pending a hearing before the SDT. Whilst solicitors may argue at the SDT that the award is wrong we are concerned that miners should not be disadvantaged by the delay the hearing inevitably creates.
£This currently affects only around 40 miners, but we are conscious that most of those involved are elderly and infirm so the Law Society has decided to make the payment itself to shortcut the process.£
Under the present law these awards only become enforceable after the matter has been referred to the SDT and the SDT has ordered the solicitors to pay. The SRA will still seek to enforce the award against the solicitors concerned in the normal way.
Des Hudson, says: £We are working on the details with the SRA at present and hope to implement the arrangements shortly."
For more information please call Melissa Davis on 020 7320 5811 Melissa Davis Head of Media and PR Ext 4681
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