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CFAs breach human rights laws, ECHR rules in Naomi Campbell costs case

I have not read the decision, but if the rationale behind it has been accurately reported then this is a perverse decision. CFAs are NOT a bad thing per se. They make fighting some cases possible where they would otherwise be impossible, allowing us to help those in need where the case would otherwise be turned away for lack of funding. If it ain't broke don't fix it, and just because the insurers / Jackson think it is broken does not mean that it is. The Courts already have the power to reduce the proportion of success fee recoverable. That should be enough. Contingency fees could encourage exaggerration of damages by the profession. That should be borne in mind. The Jackson Report recommendations are wrong in principle (save as regards Defamation / Privacy cases). Love, Tyra.

19-Jan-2011

2:09 pm