Justice 2 Committee hears RSA evidence contradicts law boss

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/committees/justice2/or-06/j206-150...

Mike Lloyd: I want to make an important point in that context. Mr Goddard, the witness from Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance, said that fewer than 1 per cent of all claims go to proof. However, in evidence to the committee, Douglas Mill, the chief executive of the Law Society of Scotland said:

"I have figures from Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance, our lead insurer, that show that fewer than 1 per cent of claims against solicitors go to court."—[Official Report, Justice 2 Committee, 2 May 2006; c 2273.]

There is a big difference between going to proof and going to court, as I am sure the committee appreciates. Someone is not telling the truth, but I do not know whether it is the insurers or the Law Society.

Mr Maxwell: I remember the discussions with both witnesses. We can take the matter up with them.

Mike Lloyd: The committee should ask why Douglas Mill suggested that the 1 per cent figure relates to going to court, when he must know that it relates to going to proof.

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