The right hon. and learned Gentleman was asked a question regarding the involvement of micro-businesses, but the note from the Library states that the average cost of an arbitration case is $4 million per party, about 82% of which is legal fees. The panel members can claim a daily fee of $3,000 a day plus expenses, and billing rates for arbitration lawyers run up to $1,000 an hour. Only major corporations will therefore be able to participate in this. I am not detracting from the main thrust of his argument, but this really is for major companies, is it not?
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Spellar
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 25 February 2014.
It occurred during Backbench debate on Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
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