Proceeding contribution from Lord Beamish (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 4 June 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill on Legal Services Bill [Lords].
Legal Services Bill [Lords]
I agree with the hon. Gentleman that lawyers should act in the best interests of their clients. However, does he agree that there are many cases, especially those regarding miners’ compensation that my hon. Friend the Member for Bassetlaw (John Mann) and I have raised, in which a huge number of lawyers, some in ““well-respected”” legal firms, did not act in the best interests of their clients—they did not care about the interests of their clients—but worked for their own interests? Surely that scandal shows that self-regulation involving the Law Society has not worked and that people need the protection offered by the Bill to get legal redress from such lawyers.
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- 2006-07
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- Complaints Compensation Consumers Costs Competition Legal profession Finance Fees and charges Legal aid scheme Industrial injuries Law Society Legal Services Ombudsman Misconduct Low incomes Public appointments Ombudsman Lord Chief Justice Lord Chancellor's Department Standards Regulation Trade unions Rural areas Solicitors Wills General Council of the Bar Legal Services Board Office for Legal Complaints Alternative business structures
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