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date	29/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to by reintroduce the Litigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill, originally introduced in the last Parliament, and if not, what steps they plan to take to mitigate the impact on third party litigation funding of the judgment in R (on the application of PACCAR Inc and others) v Competition Tribunal and others, [2023] UKSC 28.
tabling member printed	Lord Sandhurst
uin	HL449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the critical role third-party litigation funding plays in ensuring access to justice.</p><p> </p><p>Following the PACCAR judgment, concerns have been raised about the need for greater regulation of Litigation Funding Agreements, or greater safeguards for claimants.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is keen to ensure access to justice in large-scale and expensive cases, whilst also setting up adequate safeguards to protect claimants from unfair terms.</p><p> </p><p>The Civil Justice Council is considering these questions and others in its review of third-party litigation funding, and hopes to report in summer 2025. The Government will take a more comprehensive view of any legislation to address issues in the round once that review is concluded.</p> answering member printed Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede question first answered 01/08/2024 15:15:41 answering member 3154 label Biography information for Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
tabling member	4920 label Biography information for Lord Sandhurst

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date	11/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bill of Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to bring forward proposals for a British Bill of Rights.
tabling member printed	Lord Falconer of Thoroton
uin	HL449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2015 answer text <p>This Government was elected with a mandate to reform and modernise the UK human rights framework. A Bill of Rights will protect fundamental human rights, but also prevent their abuse and restore some common sense to the system. <br><br>Our plans do not involve us leaving the European Convention on Human Rights. That is neither our objective nor our policy. However, our number one priority is to restore some balance to our human rights laws, so no option is off the table for the future.<br><br> We will consult fully before introducing legislation and will bring forward proposals for a British Bill of Rights in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL448 question first answered 25/06/2015 17:03:45 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2758 label Biography information for Lord Falconer of Thoroton