Fox Says…’Compensation Culture’

“To tackle the compensation culture and address the fear from businesses of being sued for trivial or excessive claims ­we will extend the current scheme that caps the amount that lawyers can earn from small value personal injury claims and reduce overall costs in cases funded by no win no fee¹ deals.

This will help bring down the cost of many cases and deter the speculative health and safety claims made against good businesses that would appear not to have done anything wrong.”

Will the government also act to ensure that Insurance companies identify the saving they make in compensation payments and legal fees and show transparently how it has been used to reduce premiums rather than just increase shareholders profits and senior employee’s remuneration packages?

Fox Says…

Do criminals suddenly stop committing offences when they go to Spain?

Given that the Spanish authorities know who they are, should not the Spanish police be keeping a close watch on their activities in Spain?

So far as alleged offences here are concerned we can extradite offenders from a fellow EU country and if the Spanish police were keeping tabs on the individuals we would know where they are.Aren’t the true reasons for the problems based in lack of funds, apathy and the Spanish scoring points over Gibraltar?

If there is no will there will not be a way.

Press statement: Judgment on Dowson and others v The Chief Constable of Northumbria Police

Bribery Act Alert

The Bribery Act is due to come into force in April 2011 with a short consultation period which will begin and conclude some time before that date. The Act introduces four new offences:

1. Active bribery including giving or offering a bribe in the private or public sector

2. Passive bribery including agreeing to receive or accept a bribe, which also applies in the public or private sector.

3. An offence of bribing a foreign public official

4. A corporate offence which applies when a commercial organisation fails to prevent bribery Read more »

Fancy footwork

As featured in the Law Society Gazette, 3th June 2010.

With just over a week until the World Cip kicks off, it seems football fever is already take a vice-hold over the legal profession. Fancying themselves as solicitor versions of Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard et al (in football terms only, we stress), lawyers at Manchester firm Ralli have made an amausing video to show their support for charity Soccer Aid (which raises money for UNICEF to help children around the world) and to demonstrate their backing for England’s bid to host the 2018 tournament. Read more »