The government has published a consultation paper on how Conditional Fee Agreements (CFAs) can be improved.
The government has published a consultation paper on how conditional fee agreements (CFAs) can be improved.
David Lammy, Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Department for Constitutional Affairs, said: "I would like the CFA regime to be easier for the consumer to understand, for the legal representative to use and harder for any mischievous challenges against the solicitors costs.
"We will be consulting widely to identify the views and options from both legal and non-legal parties.
"I hope to work with the legal services industry to streamline the CFA product to provide a more transparent and efficient way for people to bring genuine claims in personal injury litigation and increase access to justice in this area."
The consultation paper has two primary aims. The first is to focus the debate on how the CFA requirements could be simplified.
The second was to encourage all stakeholders to consider if there are changes that need to be made beyond the secondary legislation to help make it work better.
