Kennedys response to MoJ consultation

Kennedys has responded to the Ministry of Justice consultation on “Solving disputes in the county courts.” On the issue of whether all employers’ liability/public liability claims are suitable for the RTA Scheme, Kennedys said that given the greater complexity of EL/PL claims (and in particular, surrounding capture of evidence), “we highlight the types of factors that the MoJ must be alive to, and recommend an initial limit of £10,000. In addition, we suggest there are certain types of claims that may require specific consideration e.g. disease, product and construction cases. It remains to be seen if any extension is qualified by reference to claims type – we suspect not.”