A group of miners are claiming that the compensation they received from the government for industrial injuries has been inadequate. Leeds county court is due to review the claims of around 20 miners against the law firms who originally advised them on their cases.
All of the men involved are suffering from a condition commonly referred to as, ‘vibration white finger.’ This causes pain and sometimes even numbness. The miners are seeking compensation in order to claim for the tasks they need to employ people to do for them such as DIY and gardening maintenance.
The government have claimed that the scheme was rolled out fairly and in the interests of the miners. If the twenty miners are successful in this fresh batch of claims then there is another 50,000 cases likely to go to court for review.
The former lawyers who represented the miners made claims under the government run compensation scheme which meant that they did not have to attend court.
A few extreme claims reached up to twenty five thousand pounds annually although others were just for a couple of thousand pounds each year.
The original scheme set up by the government was there to help people suffering from lung disease as well as vibration white finger. The scheme has now seen around 4.1 billion pounds already.
The main issue concerning the miners was that they were given incorrect or misleading information by their solicitors when they placed their claims. Some cases have been settled outside of court but some law firms have refused to settle.
There has been much interest surrounding the treatment of miners who have required compensation and recent news stories surrounding law firms deducting client fees that were already covered by the government have made a big impact.
Over 3.6 million worth of deductions have now been identified by the Legal Complaints Service and the recovered money has now been returned to the miners that were treated unfairly by their law firms.
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