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  Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill - New Clause 18 - Criminal Penalty for Breach of Personal Injury of Death Damages Claim Referral Fee Ban
  
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  @ MP voted aye to introduce a criminal penalty for charging for a referral relating to legal services in connection with a claim or potential claim damages for personal injury or death.
  @ MP voted no against introducing a criminal penalty for charging for a referral relating to legal services in connection with a claim or potential claim damages for personal injury or death. 
  
  
  The majority of MPs voted against introducing a criminal penalty for charging for a referral relating to legal services in connection with a claim or potential claim damages for personal injury or death. 
  
  MPs were considering the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill[1]. The amendment rejected in this vote was:
  
  :Amendment proposed to new clause 18: (e), line 16, at end insertâ
  
  :â(2A) A breach of the provisions of this section shall be an offence, punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or on indictment for a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years, or a fine, or both.â.
  
  New clause 18[2] was titled ''Rules against referral fees'' and provided for a ban on referral fees relating to legal services in connection with a claim or potential claim damages for personal injury or death. The amendment proposes a criminal penalty for breaching the ban.
  
  
  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2010-11/legalaidsentencingandpunishmentofoffenders.html Parliament's webpage on the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill (now an Act)]
  * [2] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2010-2012/0235/amend/pbc2352510a.3607-3613.html Amendment sheet page including proposed New Clause 18]
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