The Conditional Fee Agreements Order 1998

• Citation: S.I. 1998/1860
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Conditional Fee Agreements Order 1998 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

(2) In this Order “ the Act ” means the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990.

Section 2 Revocation of 1995 Order

The Conditional Fee Agreements Order 1995 is revoked.

Section 3 Specified proceedings

(1) All proceedings are proceedings specified for the purposes of section 58(3) of the Act (conditional fee agreements in respect of specified proceedings not to be unenforceable).

(2) Proceedings specified in paragraph (1) shall be specified proceedings notwithstanding that they are concluded without the commencement of court proceedings.

Section 4 Maximum permitted percentage increase on fees

For the purposes of section 58(5) of the Act the maximum permitted percentage by which fees may be increased in respect of any proceedings designated by article 3 as proceedings specified for the purposes of section 58(3) of the Act is 100%.