Clause 3
Compensation Bill [Lords]
1:45 pm
Kevan Jones (North Durham, Labour)
I totally disagree with the hon. Gentleman. I see no purpose for such organisations. He said that if a person goes to a solicitor they do not talk to one directly, and that it correct, but at least the advice that they give is covered by Law Society rules.
Those other people are frankly just middlemen. That is the important thing. I wish that the hon. Gentleman would listen to some of the horrendous cases that I and other Members have had to deal with. Claims handling companies, including the one that we have been discussing, are not making it clear that they are not solicitors. That is the important point and the reason why they need to be regulated. Is he advocating the company only on the basis of a brief that he has been sent? He should do more research before fiercely defending an organisation about which he clearly knows little.