Commercial law firms are slowly coming round to the idea of accepting conditional fee agreements as a client pay scheme. Irwin Mitchell’s Steven Green describes the types of arrangements available and how they can work for the profession
Despite many commercial firms being slow on the uptake in using conditional fee agreements (CFAs), they are now becoming an increasingly prominent part of work in the field. One reason for this is the growing awareness of discounted agreements which, following the case of Gloucestershire County Council v Evans and Ors, most lawyers feel more comfortable in signing clients up to.