Capacity For Litigation And The Official Solicitor
EDM number 130 in 2007-08, proposed by John Hemming on 07/11/2007.
Categorised under the topics of Administration of justice and Courts.
That this House notes that from time to time the advice given by an expert appointed by one party to a court case is used to permit the exclusion of capacity of a further party to that case and then the Official Solicitor is brought in to act on behalf of the latter party; believes that this is an unacceptable conflict of interest; and calls, notwithstanding the duty of experts to the court, for the Government to introduce legislation to prevent this from occurring.
This motion has been signed by a total of 5 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hemming | 07/11/2007 | Birmingham, Yardley | Liberal Democrat | Proposed |
| Dai Davies | 08/11/2007 | Blaenau Gwent | Independent | Seconded |
| Mike Hancock | 13/11/2007 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
| Derek Conway | 13/11/2007 | Old Bexley & Sidcup | Conservative | Seconded |
| Alan Simpson | 15/11/2007 | Nottingham South | Labour | Seconded |
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