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09/07/2009
Employment law proposals cause 'concern' |
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The Law Society is "very concerned" that proposals to change the way contingency fee arrangements (CFAs) are managed have been issued by the government without a full consultation being carried out.
A spokesperson for the organisation suggested that the plans, which will affect redundancy law due to CFAs being used commonly in employment tribunals, may not be the best way of handling the agreements.
"Contingency fees give rise to a number of issues but they also provide significant access to justice for people who could not otherwise afford to bring claims," the representative said.
She claimed that the Solicitors Regulation Association already regulates solicitors taking on this kind of work strongly, adding that for non-solicitors it might be more appropriate to just extend the powers of the Claims Management Regulator.
In the year up to March 31st 2008, there were 189,303 employment tribunal cases accepted in Great Britain, according to Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal Statistics.
Written by Laurence Smith |
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