“Is this a revolution in the making or a damp squib? Chances are the outcome of the legislative process will be some sort of a compromise, half-hearted if not half-baked, with lots of detailed provisions aimed at protecting the integrity of the legal system against the dire consequences of untrammeled success fees. And that would be a pity.”

Christoph von Teichman applauds a decision by Germany’s constitutional court to liberalise legal fees. Click here