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14 June 2007
Issue: 7277 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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Legal Profession

Fenton v Holmes [2007] All ER (D) 12 (Jun)

A conditional fee agreement was held unenforceable because it failed to provide for the disclosure of the risk assessment upon which the percentage uplift fee had been based (contrary to reg 3(2)(a) of the CFA Regulations 2000 ( SI 2000/692)) and had not been signed by the claimant (contrary to reg 5).

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Sidley—Elaine Whiteford

Sidley—Elaine Whiteford

Sidley adds competition litigator Elaine Whiteford in London

Charles Russell Speechlys—Claudina D’Costa

Charles Russell Speechlys—Claudina D’Costa

Charles Russell Speechlys welcomes Claudina D’Costa as Director of Client Development Marketing

DWF—11 appointments

DWF—11 appointments

DWF strengthens North West teams with 11 newly qualified solicitors

NEWS
The 25th Pro Bono Week begins today until 6 November, with events hosted by law firms, chambers, law schools and charities across the UK
Pro bono is celebrating a silver anniversary, with initiatives putting businesses and students at the heart of access to justice
Choosing the wrong expert can cost a clinical negligence claimant more than their case
Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues
A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims
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