Schedule 12 - Extradition
Police and Justice Bill
4:00 pm
Michael Fabricant (Whip, Whips; Lichfield, Conservative)
On that point, nobody has raised the question of cost. Whereas United States companies might have insurance against litigation within the United States—which is more expensive than that in the United Kingdom—British companies might not have such insurance or, if they do, it does not cover the excessive costs in the United States. While the jurisprudence in the continental United States is largely the same as that of the United Kingdom, might the provisions not be damaging to companies that suddenly find their senior executives being sent to the United States for trial?