12-12-2008, 13:00
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Re: Fat cat lawyers ?
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Originally Posted by Nidge
What John Mann the MP who took the firm to court didn't mention was, the amount of money paid out by Berresfords in taking British Coal to court fighting for the money the miners got for instance, it was Berresfords who started the deafness claims with British Coal, it was Berresfords who started the Vibration white finger claim against the Coal Board, it was Berresfords who started the chest claims against the Coal Board. If Berresfords hadn't started these claims in the first place the miners mentioned wouldn't have got ANY compensation. Berresords forked out money when all the other Solicitors walked away because they thought it was a non starter.
Berresfords acted for my late father with his claim for his chest illness, my father got one of the highest payouts in Nottighamshire which was in the £100,000+ area all he had to pay Berresfords was £275, for this £275 they took the calim to court, they acted on behalf of you when it came to you getting a fair claim, they even paid for you to have a private medical, they made sure the claim ran smoothly.
So Basically if it wasn't for Berresfords taking a risk with the Vibration white finger, deafness, and chest claims the miners woudn't have got any money from British Coal, they forked out money when all the other firms ran away.
John Mann is a very bitter man indeed.
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Taken from the link in post #14
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The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) agreed to pay lawyers' fees in successful cases and it was also agreed that in unsuccessful cases miners would not have to bear costs.
Beresford and Smith's joint earnings went from more than £182,000 in 2000 to £23,273,256 in 2006, the tribunal heard.
But Timothy Dutton QC, appearing for the Solicitors' Regulatory Authority (SRA), said charging conditional or contingency fees over and above those set out in the scheme was "unacceptable".
In one case, the firm deducted a "success fee" from the widow of a miner, leaving her with a total payout of just £217.73, the tribunal heard.
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Sorry Nidge but they may have begun well but frankly what they were doing in the end was unacceptable
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