MP Tom Watson yesterday was criticised for his opposition to libel cost reform.
As reported by PA Mediapoint, Labour MPs voted against reform proposals to reduce libel success fees (conditional fee arrangements) from 100 to 10 per cent. Watson was among them.
He outlines his reasons for his vote, here, on Liberal Conspiracy.
But his critics are not satisfied. Jack of Kent, aka Allen Green, a legal blogger currently longlisted for the Orwell Prize, shared his take on Conditional Fee Arrangements here.
Under Watson’s piece he writes:
The crucial statement in this blogpost is “it could significantly reduce the chances of people receiving justice”.
There is no evidence put forward in this blogpost to substantiate that claim.