The Conditional Fee Agreements Regulations 1995

Additional requirements

4.—(1) The agreement shall also state that, immediately before it was entered into, the legal representative drew the client’s attention to the matters specified in paragraph (2).

(2) The matters are—

(a) whether the client might be entitled to legal aid in respect of the proceedings to which the agreement relates, the conditions upon which legal aid is available and the application of those conditions to the client in respect of the proceedings;

(b) the circumstances in which the client may be liable to pay the fees and expenses of the legal representative in accordance with the agreement;

(c) the circumstances in which the client may be liable to pay the costs of any other party to the proceedings; and

(d) the circumstances in which the client may seek taxation of the fees and expenses of the legal representative and the procedure for so doing.