§ Mr. Beaneyasked the Attorney-General if he will seek to make provision for claims for damages arising out of personal injury to be heard before the courts, where claims have been lodged with solicitors or trade unions, and proceedings have not been started within the statutory period, because of negligence or defalcation on the part of any person other than the claimant.
§ The Attorney-GeneralNo. It would not be desirable to give the courts power to extend the limitation period in the type of case my hon. Friend has in mind. In such cases the claimant would normally have a remedy against the solicitor or trade union concerned.