The use of contingency fees in U.K. litigation has emerged as one of the key areas for reform in a new review of civil litigation costs, published Thursday. Lord Justice Jackson has proposed that U.K. lawyers will be allowed, for the first time, to take a slice of their client's damages, acknowledging that the "arguments in favour of contingency fees ... outweigh the arguments against." However, he says safeguards should be introduced to protect clients from any negative impact of contingency fees.
January 15, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The use of contingency fees in U.K. litigation has emerged as one of the key areas for reform in Lord Justice Jackson’s review of civil litigation costs, published Thursday.
Jackson has proposed that lawyers will be allowed, for the first time, to take a slice of their client’s damages, acknowledging that the “arguments in favour of contingency fees … outweigh the arguments against.”
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