Constitutional Affairs - Third Report

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 14 February 2006.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Report

Summary

1 Introduction

Terms of reference

Scope of the inquiry

2 Conditional Fee Agreements

The introduction of CFAs

The use of CFAs

Difficulties in Libel Cases

3 The Compensation Bill [Lords] and Risk Aversion

Excessive Risk Aversion

Clause 1 of the Compensation Bill [Lords]

Regulation of claims management companies

4 The NHS Redress Bill [Lords]

Independent Legal and Medical Advice

Other potential difficulties

Care contracts

5 Conclusion

Conclusions and recommendations

Witnesses

List of written evidence

Formal minutes

Reports from the Constitutional Affairs Committee

ORAL AND WRITTEN EVIDENCE

Oral Evidence - 6th December 2005
Oral Evidence - 13th December 2005
Oral Evidence - 10th January 2006
Oral Evidence - 17th January 2006
Oral Evidence - 31st January 2006

Written evidence

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Prepared 1 March 2006