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The Coalition Government is considering a radical reform of the “no win, no fee” nature of many personal injury cases in Britain, in a bid to cut down on “frivolous” compensation claims. Justice Secretary Ken Clarke announced the reforms, which were originally proposed in a report by Lord Justice Jackson back in January. Under the current “no win, no fee” regulations, successful claimants are allowed to keep all of the compensation awarded to them by the courts, with their lawyers claiming their costs from the losing side. The new system would be closely based on the US model for legal fees, where costs are recovered by solicitors out of the damages that are eventually awarded to their clients. Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Law in Action, Clarke said: “You should not have a situation where, regardless of however frivolous the claim is, the sensible thing for the defendant to do is settle, get out, before the legal costs start running up.” A Ministry of Justice spokesman confirmed the Government was considering the reforms, saying: “We will be consulting shortly on how ‘no win no fee’ conditional fee agreements should be improved.” The Paul Rooney Partnership are one of the UK’s leading accident claims specialists, for more information visit www.paulrooney.co.uk Ref: PRS-HS-271010
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