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Laura Kelly
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Blanket approach to civil claims costs unfair
I write in response to a number of recent letters about the funding of civil claims. The biggest cause of unfair costs is the blanket approach of the success fee and the premiums for after-the-event (ATE) insurance (often far in excess of the price of any car insurance policy).