THE “OLD” CONDITIONAL FEE SCHEME WAS IN BREACH OF ARTICLE 6:UNINSURED DEFENDANTS NOT SENT TO COVENTRY

Amidst the bustle of recent cases about costs the European Court of Human Rights decision in Coventry v. the United Kingdom - 6016/16 may well be overlooked. The Court found that the "old" system of conditional fee litigation, whereby a defendant was responsible for additional liabilities (that is a...

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