This article proposes language to include in retainer agreements to enable the monetization of non-monetary victories and compensate attorneys for all their work on behalf of their contingency clients ...

In litigation, most funding methods create a tension between the interests of the lawyer and the interests of the client. Even the most traditional form of ordinary private retainer creates a conflict ...

A CFA is an agreement with a legal representative which provides for his or her fees and expenses (or any part of them) in respect of contentious proceedings to be paid only in certain circumstances, ...

The Ninth Circuit recently held an insurer liable for the insureds' attorneys fees when the insureds were forced to file litigation to establish coverage under their policies. Moreover, the court held ...

Once deemed unlawful, damages-based agreements have a chequered past. Greg Cox asks whether Jacksons contingency fees stand to change the PI costs culture Contingency fees (or damages-based agreements ...

[This article is the fourth part of a series looking at the legal issues raised in Parallel Networks v. Jenner & Block, a case for which petition for writ of certiorari has been filed at the U.S.

In a typical contingency fee arrangement, the successful attorney receives a percentage of "all sums recovered" by his or her client in a dispute or litigation ...