MoJ shuts 209 claims management firms in six months

The MoJ's Claims Management Regulation Unit shut down 209 claims firms between April and November last year, it said. Three more rogue firms were suspended and a further 140 were warned. Claims firm advertise on TV, newspapers and the internet, encouraging people to sue for the mis-selling of payment protection insurance and for other losses. Some also use cold-calling. The MoJ unit is also working with the UK's data watchdog to tackle firms who break the law with unsolicited calls and texts, it said.