What are the terms and conditions?
Generally, the terms and conditions are reasonably standard. Normally you are required to tell the lawyer honestly and openly of all relevant information about your claim. This obligation extends to informing your lawyer about any relevant change in your circumstances during your claim. This is an important condition to enable the lawyer to make an accurate judgment about the degree of risk in your case. You will also be required to do all the normal things to progress your claim such as attending medical appointments. There is usually one further and important condition in these agreements - an obligation to abide by reasonable advice. It is important to ensure that this condition does not operate to take the control of your case away form you. This can be achieved by having a condition in the agreement that if you and your lawyer disagree over the reasonableness of advice the matter can be subject to the opinion of an expert independent barrister selected by the Law Institute.

In exchange for these conditions, your lawyer will be required to conduct your claim efficiently, honestly and professionally.