45 Damages-based agreements
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (2012 c 10) | Legislation

45  Damages-based agreements

(1)     Section 58AA of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (damages-based agreements) is amended as follows.

(2)     In subsection (1) omit “relates to an employment matter and”.

(3)     In subsection (2)—

(a)     after “But” insert “(subject to subsection (9))”, and

(b)     omit “relates to an employment matter and”.

(4)     Omit subsection (3)(b).

(5)     After subsection (4)(a) insert—

“(aa)     must not relate to proceedings which by virtue of section 58A(1) and (2) cannot be the subject of an enforceable conditional fee agreement

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