'Something really has to be done' - Former High Court president speaks out against compensation culture

Former High Court president, Nicholas Kearns, is chair of the Personal Injuries Commission which has found that personal injury payouts here are 4.4 times higher than in Britain.

'Something really has to be done' - Former High Court president speaks out against compensation culture
Wed, 10 Apr, 2019 - 16:48
Evelyn Ring

Something really has to be done now about our compensation culture, a senior judge has urged.

Former High Court president, Nicholas Kearns, is chair of the Personal Injuries Commission which has found that personal injury payouts here are 4.4 times higher than in Britain.

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