https://www.overlawyered.com/2007/05/uk-teachers-say-greedy-lawyers-promote-false-abuse-claims/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Mon, 07 May 2007 15:50:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.overlawyered.com/2007/05/uk-teachers-say-greedy-lawyers-promote-false-abuse-claims/comment-page-1/#comment-7188 Mon, 07 May 2007 15:50:41 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=4879#comment-7188 I don’t know how British teacher unions compare to American ones, but for them to pick out this issue for attention must have been painful. Things like lawsuits are usually beloved by their left-leaning administration. Maybe they can ease their worries by looking into how contingent fee suits by teachers against either students or the schools can be just as lucrative.

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2007/05/uk-teachers-say-greedy-lawyers-promote-false-abuse-claims/comment-page-1/#comment-7187 Sun, 06 May 2007 20:28:31 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=4879#comment-7187 For years, Canada, Australia, and the UK didn’t allow contingency fees. Melvin Belli, a pioneer in contingency fee litigation, wrote in his autobiography how shocked a Canadian lawyer was at the idea, calling it “Champerty and Maintenance.”

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