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29.11.18
Recoverability of CFA success fees in defamation and privacy claims to be abolished (but ATE to remain for now)
The government has announced that from 6 April 2019 conditional fee agreement (‘CFA’) success fees will no longer be recoverable from opponents in defamation and privacy claims. The Ministerial Statement made by David Gauke the Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary can be found here. CFAs – colloquially known as ‘no win, no fee’ agreements –…
Read more18.09.13
Government launches consultation on defamation/privacy costs protection proposals
The Ministry of Justice has published details of its proposals for a cost protection regime in defamation and privacy cases. The proposals follow Lord Justice Leveson’s recommendation that an adequate costs protection system be put in place for defamation and privacy cases (and harassment cases involving the media) once the cost of ‘after the event insurance’ policies cease to be recoverable from the…
Read more12.04.13
CFA success Fees and After the Event Insurance premiums cease to be recoverable
save in libel/privacy, insolvency and mesothelioma cases, Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA) success fees and After The Event (ATE) insurance premiums have ceased to be recoverable from the losing party in civil litigation. The change will not affect CFAs and ATE insurance policies enetered into prior to 1 April 2013. CFAs allow solicitors and their clients to share the risk of the litigation. The solicitor only charges the…
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