The phrase "a conditional fee agreement" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in legal contexts, particularly when discussing agreements related to fees that depend on certain conditions being met, often in relation to legal services.
Example: "The lawyer explained the terms of a conditional fee agreement, assuring the client that they would only pay if the case was successful."
Alternatives: "contingency fee arrangement" or "success fee agreement".
Cooper brought his action with a conditional fee agreement, known as a no-win, no-fee agreement.
The judge found in favour of Saavedra, who had to fight the case from Mexico on a "conditional fee agreement"; no win, no fee for her British lawyers.
I eventually found lawyers willing to work on a conditional fee agreement (CFA) under which they would receive no pay unless they won.
If you've had an accident, you might also be looking for someone to take your case on the basis of a conditional fee agreement (the no-win, no-fee arrangement so beloved of daytime TV ads).
A spokesman for Mittal said: "Mr Varma's claim is an opportunistic and speculative piece of litigation brought on a conditional fee agreement, which Mr Mittal denies in its entirety and intends to vigorously defend".
Without legal aid, if these cases occurred today victims could try to find a solicitor prepared to take on the case with a conditional fee agreement, where the client and/or the solicitor share the risk of losing the cases.
Also, anyone suing for accident damages with the help of a no-win, no-fee lawyer - known as a conditional fee arrangement - now has to pay their lawyer's success fee from their own funds if they win their case.
The letter, sent last month, is a damaging critique of Ministry of Justice plans to cut £350m a year from the legal aid budget and reform conditional fee agreements so claimants would have to use any compensation to pay their lawyers' success fees.
The conditional fee agreements (amendment) order is contained in a statutory instrument, which can pass through parliament without a vote in the Commons or the Lords and is often nodded through by committee.
Withdrawal of legal aid for many types of civil cases has resulted in conditional fee agreements – usually advertised as no win, no fee – becoming a common means of pursuing personal injury, unfair dismissal or medical negligence cases.
Without "no win, no fee" agreements the News of the World would still be appearing on news stands this Sunday, according to the solicitor who has led the legal challenge against phone hacking, Mark Lewis says government proposals to curb conditional fee agreements (CFAs) made between lawyers and their clients pose a serious threat to any chance of the less well-off obtaining justice in future.
