The hugely popular APIL Guide to Conditional Fee Agreements, now in its second edition, provides an up-to-date and practical account of all aspects of running a case with conditional fees and fixed success fees. An authoritive explanation of the legal framework in which CFA’s operate is complemented by a host of practical tools such as checklists, model letters and other precedents, and questionnaires that will prove invaluable to claimant PI lawyers.

This edition has been completely re-written to take account of the seismic changes in the area of practice in recent years and will focus on the new CFA regime in force since 1 November 2005 and fixed success fees.

All claimant solicitors and barristers will derive substantial guidance on this issue of running PI cases. Defendant PI Lawyers will also find it useful as a way to gain an insight into the actions of their opponents.

10% discount for APIL Members, to take advantage of this offer please call Customer Services on 0117 918 1492 and quote your APIL membership number.

Mark Harvey, Partner, Hugh James

• The Development of Conditional Fees
• Running the Business
• Maintaining an Effective CFA System
• Advising the Client
• Defective CFAs
• Risk Assessment
• Calculating the Success Fee
• Insurance
• Counsel
  • The Solicitors’ Perspective
  • Counsel’sperspective
• Costs Recovery
• Special Issues

Appendices

• Client Care Precedents
• Conditional Fee Agreements
• Risk Assessment
• Professional Codes, Agreements and Guidance
• Statutory and Other Materials

"deserves a place in any personal injury library ... extremely helpful ... a useful adjunct to PI practice"
SOLO

"The strength of this book lies in its practical advice to solicitors. The use of conditional fees agreements (CFAs) is increasingly seen as a minefield and this guide provides a sensible route through it ... detailed and comprehensive book ... provides considerable insight ... accessible and comprehensible to the practitioner ... an essential part of the library of any personal injury practice and a recommended read for all those who seek to make a success out of CFAs"
New Law Journal

"one book on CFAs I would recommend"
APIL Newsletter

"will prove itself an invaluable guide on all aspects of conditional fee agreements"
Modus Operandi