Standard documents
This is a list of all standard documents published by PLC. All standard documents have links to related drafting notes and are regularly updated by PLC editors.
For information on converting PLC standard documents into your firm's style, see PLC Firmstyle (www.practicallaw.com/A30700).
| Example covering letter to client enclosing CFA This is an example of a letter which could be used when sending the client a conditional fee agreement (CFA) after you have explained how a CFA works and carried out any due diligence needed to decide whether or not the client's case is suitable for a CFA. Note that: On 1 April 2013, the majority of the Jackson/civil litigation reforms came into force. As a result of these changes, CFA success fees are no longer recoverable from the other side, where the CFA is entered into on or after 1 April 2013, save in excepted cases (see Practice note, Conditional fee agreements entered into from 1 April 2013: an overview). |
| Costs sharing agreement: an example This is an example of a cost sharing agreement, which could serve as a useful starting point when drafting such an agreement. It will, however, need to be tailored to your particular circumstances and needs. It covers, among other matters, how the costs will be apportioned between the claimants and what the liability of a claimant will be if he joins or leaves the litigation after the agreement is signed. This cost sharing agreement must be read in conjunction with the integrated drafting notes, which explain why certain clauses have been drafted the way that they have and why certain clauses are optional. |
| Example letter of notification of funding (to be used in the excepted cases) This is an example of a letter of notification of funding. Note that: On 1 April 2013, the majority of the Jackson/civil litigation reforms came into force. As a result of these changes, a success fee in a conditional fee agreement (CFA) is no longer recoverable from the other side, where the CFA is entered into on or after 1 April 2013, save in excepted cases (see Practice note, Conditional fee agreements entered into from 1 April 2013: an overview). Consequently, a party entering into a CFA with a success fee is no longer required to notify the court and the other parties of the CFA (as they were previously required to do) unless the CFA was entered into before 1 April 2013 or in the excepted cases. This letter is suitable to be used in those cases where notification of funding is still required, namely where the CFA was entered into before 1 April or in the excepted cases. It will need to be tailored to the particular facts and circumstances. |
| Discounted conditional fee agreement: an example (to be used in the excepted cases) This is an example of a discounted conditional fee agreement (CFA), so called because it allows for a discounted hourly rate so that only part of the law firm's fees are conditional. It could serve as a useful starting point when drafting a CFA to be used in the following types of cases (the excepted cases): Insolvency-related proceedings. Publication and privacy proceedings. A mesothelioma claim. It will, however, need to be tailored to your particular circumstances and needs. This CFA should be read in conjunction with the integrated drafting notes. Note that: On 1 April 2013, the majority of the Jackson/civil litigation reforms came into force. As a result of these changes, CFA success fees are no longer recoverable from the other side where the CFA is entered into on or after 1 April 2013, save in the excepted cases (see Practice note, Conditional fee agreements entered into before 1 April 2013 and in the excepted cases: an overview). This example CFA may be used in the excepted cases. For an example CFA which may be used in all other cases (where the success fee may not be recovered from the other side), see Standard document, Discounted conditional fee agreement: an example. |
| Example letter to client explaining how a CFA works and firm's approach (to be used in the excepted cases) This is an example of a letter which could be used to explain to your client your firm's approach to CFAs and how a CFA works. It is appropriate to be sent in the following types of cases (the excepted cases): Insolvency-related proceedings. Publication and privacy proceedings. A mesothelioma claim. It is not a covering letter to be sent with a CFA. For this, see Standard document, Example covering letter to client enclosing CFA. Note that: On 1 April 2013, the majority of the Jackson/civil litigation reforms came into force. As a result of these changes, a success fee in a conditional fee agreement (CFA) is no longer recoverable from the other side, where the CFA is entered into on or after 1 April 2013, save in the excepted cases (see Practice note, Conditional fee agreements entered into before 1 April 2013 or in the excepted cases: an overview). This letter is suitable to be used in those cases where the success fee is still recoverable, namely in the excepted cases. It will need to be tailored to the particular facts and circumstances. (For an example letter to be used where the success fee is not recoverable, see Standard document, Example letter to client explaining how a CFA works and firm's approach.) |
| N251: Notice of funding of case or claim Click here to access the Word version of this form. Click here to access the pdf version of this form. |
| Example letter to client explaining how a CFA works and firm's approach This is an example of a letter which could be used to explain to your client your firm's approach to CFAs and how a CFA works. It is NOT a covering letter to be sent with a CFA. For this, see Standard document, Example covering letter to client enclosing CFA. Note that: On 1 April 2013, the majority of the Jackson/civil litigation reforms came into force. As a result of these changes, a success fee in a conditional fee agreement (CFA) is no longer recoverable from the other side, where the CFA is entered into on or after 1 April 2013, save in excepted cases (see Practice note, Conditional fee agreements entered into from 1 April 2013: an overview). This letter is suitable to be used in those cases where the success fee is no longer recoverable, namely where it is not one of the excepted cases. It will need to be tailored to the particular facts and circumstances. (For an example letter to be used where the success fee is still recoverable, see Standard document, Example letter to client explaining how a CFA works and firm's approach (to be used in the excepted cases).) |
| Discounted conditional fee agreement: an example This is an example of a discounted conditional fee agreement (CFA) which could serve as a useful starting point when drafting such an agreement. It will, however, need to be tailored to your particular circumstances and needs. This CFA should be read in conjunction with the integrated drafting notes. Note that: On 1 April 2013, the majority of the Jackson/civil litigation reforms came into force. As a result of these changes, CFA success fees are no longer recoverable from the other side, where the CFA is entered into on or after 1 April 2013, save in excepted cases (see Practice note, Conditional fee agreements entered into from 1 April 2013: an overview). For an example of a CFA which may be used in the excepted cases (where the success fee may be recovered from the other side), see Standard document, Discounted conditional fee agreement: an example (to be used in the excepted cases). |
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