LSLA | Lord Young's report on health and safety legislation

On 15 October 2010 Lord Young published his report “Common Sense, Common Safety” containing recommendations on health and safety legislation and what has been called the growth of compensation culture. In his report he set out his recommendations which include to:

“Introduce a simplified claims procedure for personal injury claims similar to that for road traffic accidents under £10,000 on a fixed costs basis. Explore the possibility of extending the framework of such a scheme to cover low value medical negligence claims.

“Examine the option of extending the upper limit for road traffic accident personal injury claims to £25,000.

“Introduce the recommendations in Lord Justice Jackson’s review of civil litigation costs.

"Restrict the operation of referral agencies and personal injury lawyers and control the volume and type of advertising.

"Clarify (through legislation if necessary) that people will not be held liable for any consequences due to well-intentioned voluntary acts on their part.

The call to introduce the recommendations of Lord Justice Jackson would see a change in the recoverability of success fees under CFAs. Lord Young’s recommendations have been accepted by the prime minister and cabinet.

A full copy of the report can be seen at http://www.number10.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/402906_CommonSense_acc.pdf

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