LSC has received 67 letters before action about proposed new civil contracts

In written answer to question in House of Lords, the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord McNally) said -

‘As of 3 November 2010 there have been 67 letters before action received by the Legal Services Commission (LSC) in relation to the proposed new legal aid contracts for civil (non-family) law. It should be noted that not all of these are formal pre-action letters, and that some of these may also be included in the total number of 27 judicial reviews as of 26 October, stated in my Answer to your earlier question HL2962.

The LSC is the non-departmental public body with responsibility for the administration of the legal aid fund and the tender process and award of legal aid contracts are operational matters for the LSC.’

attached link to hansard -

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201011/ldhansrd/text/101110w0001.htm#10111057000456