SIR,—In the "News of the Week " in your issue
of September 29th, appears the statement under " The Injured Workman " that the Govern-
ment's proposals will abolish " the existing practice with the mass of litigation or the unsatisfactory lump-sum payment arising out of it." Again later on the point is reiterated that the " mass of vexatious contro- versy over payments will be obviated."
I should be interested to know on what evidence these sweeping state- ments are .based? 7a.4be light of the evidence tendered to the Royal Commission by the Accident Offices' Association that in the three years 1935-37 their members dealt with 535,836 Workmen's Compensation claims, of which 99.42 per cent. were settled without litigation, and of 3,108 cases where litigation was involved 2,351 were settled out of court, so that only 757, or .14 per cent., involved the decision of the court, the statement would appear to be grossly misleading. I may add that our own expeiience bears out these figures, and that in almost every case the workman is represented by a legal adviser fully competent to protect his
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