Tilson V. Ladbrokes

EDM number 2539 in 1992-93, proposed by Alan Meale on 27/10/1993.

That this House is alarmed by the decision of the Tattersalls Horseracing Committee in the recent arbitration case of Tilson v. Ladbrokes, which saw them rule a final settlement of only ú728 to Mr Phillip Tilson, a racing punter who correctly chose the outcome of this year's Epsom Derby, a figure ú33,142 below that offered by that betting company in earlier negotiations, and ú83,870 below that estimated to be the payment due to him; finds it incredible that this committee could rule in this way when Ladbrokes had already admitted partial liability when offering the earlier settlement figure; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to learn from this occurrence and immediately take action to establish a fair system of representation for punters' rights in British racing by the introduction of laws designed to enable full consumer protection for the British betting public.

This motion has been signed by a total of 25 MPs.