Question follow-through · 34023
Legal Profession: Insolvency
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department is taking steps to support people who have been left personally liable for legal costs following the collapse of no-win-no-fee law firms.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 26 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 10 Mar 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
26 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department is taking steps to support people who have been left personally liable for legal costs following the collapse of no-win-no-fee law firms.
3 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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10 Mar 2025
Answer published
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Later records
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