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Recovering success fees and insurance premiums

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Published on: 07 July 2016

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What are the practical implications of the judgment?
Why were the funding arrangements found to be reasonable in each case?
Is it likely that on different facts, such arrangements could be found to be unreasonable?
What practical framework should practitioners apply to deal with the Simmons v Castle 10%?
How does all this fit in with other developments in this area?

Article summary

Dispute Resolution analysis: To what extent can a claimant recover a success fee and insurance premium where they change from legal aid to a pre-LASPO 2012 conditional fee agreement (CFA)? Robert Marvin of 4 New Square Chambers acted for the claimants who won their costs appeal which, he says, provides useful guidance on the test to be applied in determining whether costs are recoverable.

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