article_snippet: Jeremy Hunt added: ‘If it is not enough, the Government will meet any further claims through the NHS Litigation Authority.
article_snippet: But almost all of this is certain to be eaten up in fixed payments to lawyers agreed under a ‘fast track’ compensation scheme for which about 200 people have applied.
article_snippet: As this newspaper reported last year, under a ‘fast track’ compensation scheme for which about 200 people have applied each claim will trigger payments of up to £16,000 to lawyers.
article_snippet: Further payments will be made to law firm Osborne Clarke, which runs a ‘fast track’ compensation scheme for which about 200 people have applied on behalf of Savile’s executors, NatWest.
article_snippet: Savile’s executors, NatWest had already been paid £500,000 when a ‘fast track’ compensation scheme for which about 200 people have applied was approved by the Court of Appeal in November, and will be due more.
article_snippet: As well as claiming under the fast track scheme, alleged victims can also sue Savile’s estate directly in the Court of Appeal.
article_snippet: The number of abuse allegations greatly outweighs the number of claims being brought under a ‘fast track’ compensation scheme for which about 200 people have applied.