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Rebuttal of 'Litigation culture making Britain less safe' - Julie Carlisle, Henmans LLP

17/09/12. A response by Julie Carlisle to a recently published article by Professor Frank Furedi, "'Litigation culture' is making Britain less safe, says report".  I was taught by Professor Frank Furedi at the University of Kent and I have a lot of respect for the man and his opinions – which appear however to have shifted rather across the political spectrum since I knew him – but I have to disagree with him on this occasion.

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