Damages-based agreement can include costs on early termination: DBA A-OK!
By EsqSocial Corporation 19/01/21
In Zuberi v Lexlaw, the Court of Appeal held that “damages-based agreement” should be construed narrowly, comprising only the particular provisions of a retainer dealing with payments out of recoveries, not the retainer as a whole. It also held that the Damages-Based Agreements Regulations 2013 do not regulate fees payable to lawyers in the event of early termination....
By: Allen & Overy LLP