Many doctors would concur that frequently they are called to give evidence where personal injuries cases are settled on the steps of the court. People travel from as far away as Cork and Galway and have to come straight home on the next train. This a terrible waste of doctors' time and money. I understand 10% of cases come to court, but I do not think we have the figures as to how many are settled on the day or the day before they are due to come to court. It must be remembered one has to cancel clinics or lectures in advance and then the case might not go ahead on the appointed day. There is a huge waste of money involved as regards medical practitioners acting as expert witnesses. It is not just a matter of paying them to go to the courts or for their reports, but the waste of time involved in cancelling clinics that could have taken place. The proposed legislation should be useful from that point of view.