2010 No. 1206

These Regulations prescribe the requirements with which an agreement between a client and his or her representative must comply so as to enable it to be a damages-based agreement relating to an employment matter under section 58AA of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990.

Regulation 2 specifies the requirements of the agreement.

Regulation 3 specifies the information that must be given before an agreement can be made.
Regulation 4 specifies that additional causes of action can be added to the agreement by written and signed amendment.

Regulation 5 provides that the amount of the payment, including VAT, must not be greater than 35% of the sum ultimately recovered by the client. "Payment" is defined in regulation 1.

Regulation 6 states that the terms and conditions of an agreement that provide for the termination of the agreement must comply with the following: if the agreement is ended then the representative cannot charge more than his or her costs and expenses for the work done in respect of the client's claim or proceedings; the client may not end the agreement at particular stages; the representative may not end the agreement unless the client has been or is being unreasonable; nothing in regulation 6 prevents a party from exercising a right under the general law of contract to terminate the agreement, for example for misrepresentation or fundamental breach.

Made: 7th April 2010
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1