The TUC welcomed Lord Falconer's announcement this week that he would...

The TUC welcomed Lord Falconer's announcement this week that he would not raise the small claims limit for personal injury from £1,000 to £5,000.

General secretary Brendan Barber said: “Any increase would have denied many thousands of workers access to justice and legal compensation or forced people into the arms of "no-win, no fee" companies.

“When the proposals suggesting an increase were first announced, the TUC wrote to the Lord Chancellor asking him to keep the limit at £1,000.

“Had the change gone ahead, it would have seriously limited the ability of trade union legal services to provide access to justice for those injured as a result of employers' negligence.”

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