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14 June 2007
Issue: 7277 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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Legal Profession

Fenton v Holmes [2007] All ER (D) 12 (Jun)

A conditional fee agreement was held unenforceable because it failed to provide for the disclosure of the risk assessment upon which the percentage uplift fee had been based (contrary to reg 3(2)(a) of the CFA Regulations 2000 ( SI 2000/692)) and had not been signed by the claimant (contrary to reg 5).

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Browne Jacobson—Caroline Barker & Tom Walker

Browne Jacobson—Caroline Barker & Tom Walker

Browne Jacobson recruits regulatory experts Caroline Barker and Tom Walker to bolster health, government and corporates practices

Jackson Lees Group—Paul Harrison, Helen Innes & Sorcha McMullan

Jackson Lees Group—Paul Harrison, Helen Innes & Sorcha McMullan

Partner and paralegals bolster clinical negligence team at Jackson Lees Group

Stone King—Manchester

Stone King—Manchester

Stone King triples Manchester footprint with office move as law firm’s rapid growth journey continues

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Pressure is mounting for a dedicated UK AI law, but deciding what it should achieve remains the central challenge
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