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01 February 2008
Issue: 7306 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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CIVIL LITIGATION

Jones v Wrexham Borough Council [2007] EWCA Civ 1356, [2007] All ER (D) 300 (Dec)

The question whether or not a conditional fee agreement was one under which the client would not be liable for own-side fees and expenses, save to the extent that he would recover them by way of costs (from the defendant) or otherwise, depends on analysing the arrangement for the agreement—the client-care letter explaining the effect of the arrangement and the insurance policy recommended by the solicitor.

 

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