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This podcast is aimed at practitioners in all areas with an interest in finding out more about CFAs and the recent cases in the area.
In this CPDcast, Judith Ayling and Katharine Scott discuss recent developments in relation to conditional fee agreements. Their discussion covers the present statutory position with regard to CFAs, cases where CFAs were taken out before the new regime took effect and other recent cases in the area. Both Judith Ayling and Katharine Scott are barristers at 39 Essex Street and specialise in the area of costs.