conditional fee agreements

• In what type of cases can CFAs be used in?

  All civil cases except family cases and can't be used in criminal cases.
• What are many CFAs on the basis of?

  If the case is lost, the client pays nothing, but some solicitors charge a lower-level fee, even if the case is lost. The agreement also sets out the solicitor's success fee if the case is won.
• What happens if the case in a CFA is won?

  The client has to pay the solicitor's normal fee and the success fee.
• What % of the solicitor's normal fee could the success fee be?

  Up to 100%, but there is a cap on the success fee in compensation, which protects the client paying more than they won.
• What can't a winning claimant do in a CFA?

  Claim the success fee back from the losing defendant.
• What do clients of CFAs usually have to do regarding the other side?

  Pay the other side's cost which can be protected by 'after-the-event' insurance.