The Solicitors’ Practice Rules still prevent an agreement between a solicitor and a client for a contingency arrangement for the payment of fees in a criminal matter. Such an arrangement being unenforceable, no distinction is to be made where the solicitor did not propose to charge an additional success fee above his ordinary profit costs.
Citations:
Times 12-Nov-1999, Gazette 17-Dec-1999
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Legal Professions, Costs
Updated: 21 August 2022; Ref: scu.90370
