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008			010904n2001 000 0 eng u
035			_a(Sirsi) u114423
100			_aHelps, D
245			_a... and justice for all
260			_c2001
490			_aBuilding _v266(8196) 10 August 2001, 41(1)
520			_aBriefly examines the implications of introducing conditional fees into the civil justice system. Government is considering introducing US-type contingency fees after the Woolf reforms failed to address legal costs. Looks at the difference between the US, where each party pays its own legal costs, and Britain, where the losing party pays the winner's costs. Should contingency fees be introduced, the UK will have to abandon this rule of the loser paying the winner's costs; lawyers may also be accused of inflating damages claims as they would have a direct financial interest in the outcome of the litigation; contingency fees may also provoke conflicts of interest between the lawyer and the client. Article considers that contingency fees would provide greater choice and access to justice for clients.
590			_aABS
650			_aCONTINGENCY FEES
650			_aCIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM
650			_aLEGAL COSTS
650			_aCONDITIONAL FEES
650			_aWOOLF REFORMS
690			_aLAW-UK
942			_n0
999			_c68148 _d68148