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Civil Proceedings: Legal Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to introduce additional safeguards to ensure that third-party litigation funding agreements do not expose consumers to unfair financial outcomes.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
8 Jan 2026
Target answer date
12 Jan 2026
Answer
16 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to introduce additional safeguards to ensure that third-party litigation funding agreements do not expose consumers to unfair financial outcomes.

  2. 12 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    We intend to legislate to introduce proportionate regulation of litigation funding agreements when parliamentary time allows. The new regulatory framework will aim to enhance claimant protection, transparency, and the effectiveness of the litigation fundi...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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