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For goodness sake there never was a "gravy train" if by use of the term you mean a licence to print money with no expertise to justify it.
Many firms tried during the Claims Direct shambles to do personal injury work at a profit and those who couldn't do it suffered financially as a result.
And there were lots who suffered because they have no expertise and thought like some of the posters here that personal injury work was a gravy train and a licence to print.all those who think that are wrong
Billy Thompson founded Thompsons in the late 1940s and by the time I joined in the late 1970s they had carried professionalism and sheer hard-won expertise to a new level.

A think before you act philosophy, advanced supervision systems that many firms could do with now, partners and staff committed to the work prepared to work long hours doing what was necessary to win for the clients. The"open door" policy where anybody hhowever junior could seek the advice of anybody, however, senior and would get it. I could go on and on,the place was a revelation for a young lawyer and the best training one could have for this kind of work.
Okay, it's possible that other firms using the expertise that Thompsons had largely invented, may have surpassed them as time went by. Times move on after all, as do partners

But it appears that Thompsons reinvented themselves and were doing pretty well.

And as someone who was used to work there proudly I fear for them and their staff who I'm sure will remain as equally committed to the rights of ordinary working people as we were all those years ago.

It's not an easy gig being at Thompsons. It's damn hard graft. And I simply don't understand the figures that are bandied around in the lead article. I doubt that anybody earns what can be earned at a medium-size commercial firm where the commitment to the cause and the work doesn't need to be anything as intense.

If they are struggling now, as appears to be the case and I can't see them doing anything better when the small claims limit goes up as it assuredly will.it may be that the writing will be on the wall for them and that will be the saddest of days

Anything that Thompsons have earned, has been hard won.

Gravy train?no chance

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