The firm dealt largely in personal-injury cases, often representing individuals against those thought to have deep pockets, especially the City of New York.
In communist countries lawyers are widely used as advisers to government bureaus but have far less scope in representing individuals.
BP has already reached a multibillion-dollar settlement with lawyers representing individuals and businesses for economic losses and medical claims.
Officials at the Fiesta Bowl have retained a California lawyer specializing in representing individuals and organizations involved in state and federal criminal investigations.
Two years before the commission opened its doors, Lord Ouseley identified that the former race, disability and gender commissions spent a tiny fraction of their budgets on enforcement work, especially on representing individuals.
The People's Challenge, one of the interested parties representing individuals who live in England, France, Gibraltar, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, has to date raised more than £150,000 from more than 4,000 supporters to finance the case.
