Michael Ellis

Cyn Ceidwadwyr MP ar gyfer Northampton North

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Regulation of Lawyer's Fees in No-Win No-Fee Cases

There have been votes in Parliament on if there should be greater regulation on the level of success fees payable under no-win no-fee arrangements for legal representation.

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Michael Ellis consistently voted for limits on success fees paid to lawyers in no-win no fee cases

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Major votes

  • On 13 Maw 2013: Michael Ellis wedi pleidleisio to cap success fees in no-win no-fee cases at 100% of the lawyer's basic fee, and to additionally set a further cap of 25% of damages awarded in personal injury cases. Show vote
  • On 12 Med 2012: Michael Ellis wedi pleidleisio to exempt defamation cases from capping of no-win no-fee success fees and provisions to prevent costs awards relating to legal insurance premiums. Show vote
  • On 17 Ebr 2012: Michael Ellis wedi pleidleisio not to allow "no win no fee" success fees and related legal insurance premiums to be included in costs awarded in cases relating to damages for respiratory health impacts due to industrial exposure to harmful substances. Show vote
  • On 17 Ebr 2012: Michael Ellis wedi pleidleisio not to allow "no win no fee" success fees and related legal insurance premiums to be included in costs awarded in cases relating to damages for health impacts due to a breach of an employer's duty to their employee. Show vote
  • On 2 Tach 2011: Michael Ellis wedi pleidleisio in favour of increased regulation no-win no-fee arrangements for charging for legal services including capping success fees. Show vote
  • On 2 Tach 2011: Michael Ellis wedi pleidleisio against exempting defamation cases and privacy cases under the right to respect for private and family life from regulation, including caps, on success fees in no-win no-fee arrangements for charging for legal services. Show vote

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