Nearly three years on from LASPO – time for an increase in claims?
25 February 2016
On April 1 2013 the rules changed in relation to claimant funding and success fees in personal injury claims. Most notably, claimants who entered into a conditional fee agreement (CFA) on or after 1 April 2013 would not be entitled to claim a success fee or payment of any after-the-event (ATE) premium from the defendant. This has resulted in the majority of claimants having to pay the success fee and ATE premium to their solicitor from their own damages.