Talk:Contingent fee

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a contingent fee can simply be described as a fee paid for professional services, such as those of a lawyer, that is made only if the client receives a satisfactory result.

I added tags because:

1. The article is badly written, as it stands. For example, the 'discussion' confuses UK and US law. I don't have time to address that now, but it is very jumbled. Also, the writing style needs improvement. It is not encyclopedic.

2. The article is uncited. This is a problem, because when that happens, misinformation creeps in (and opinion) as was the case here. "Advantages" and "Disadvantages" were in dire need of repair. First, legal aid does not cover personal injury lawsuits in either the US or UK. If there is a country that allows this, then it needs to be cited. I deleted it entirely,unless and until someone can come up with a country that does. Second, the 'Disadvantages' section had a lot of opinion, with no citation. Further, many of the comments are redundant, as they were discussed under the US heading.jgwlaw 22:44, 17 July 2006 (UTC) This is what I have on the UK, and I need sources: The main article is not accurate and I assume written be somebody without a full grasp of the area. Contingency fees and Conditional Fee Agreements CFA) should be distinguished as whilst in England and Wales techincally a CFA is a form of contingency fee it is the only form allowed in contentious matters and it is not a true contingency fee as compared to the USA model , IE the Claimant solicitor cannot take a percentage of the damages in any contentious case however if successful they will be entitled to a success fee. Such success fee's vary for example in RTA cases they are fixed at 12.5% unless the matter proceeds to trial. In employers liability cases they are fixed at 25% unless proceeds to trial and can vary in other matters. CFA are most prominent in personal injury law although can be used in other areas. In my view this whole article needs re writing although I unfortunately do not have the time. David Ellis Solicitor