United Kingdom conditional fee agreementscosts

Garrett v Halton Borough Council

[2006] EWCA Civ 1017; [2007] 1 WLR 554

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtCourt of Appeal (Civil Division)

Year2007

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A material breach of the Conditional Fee Agreements Regulations 2000 renders a CFA unenforceable irrespective of whether the client in fact suffered any prejudice, because the statutory conditions exist for the protection of clients and the test of materiality looks to the protection afforded, not to actual detriment.

Area of Law

General

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