New campaign group including Burnley victims of the CWI scandal calls for more protections for vulnerable people taking out legal claims

A new UK campaign group calls for more protections for vulnerable people taking out legal claims. The Legal Negligence & Mismanagement Campaign Group (LNMCG), which includes Burnley and Pendle victims of the cavity wall insulation (CWI) scandal, warns of the financial and emotional devastation felt by claimants exposed to mismanaged legal claims. It also calls for more transparency and regulation around third-party and litigation funding in the UK. The CWI scandal saw thousands of homeowners sign up with firms like SSB Law and Pure Legal for supposed no-win, no-fee compensation claims for failed insulation in their homes. Many saw their cases change hands and landed legal bills of up to tens of thousands after the law firm representing them went bust.

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