Written by various eminent individuals in the world of CFAs this publication provides a single reference point for anyone involved in conditional fees.

The first couple of chapters act as an introduction. The first provides a brief history and background to the inception of the statutory CFA scheme. It touches practice in other jurisdictions and raises some of the criticisms levelled at CFAs such as promoting frivolous litigation and conflict of interest issues such as under settling. It concludes with a balanced assessment of the effectiveness of CFAs to date, stating that while they have been broadly successful in the area of personal injury, they have yet to be proved to be the solution for other areas of legal activity. It goes on to remind the reader that while clients like conditional fees they are confused by them and urges lawyers to take all reasonable steps to keep clients well informed.