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Robert Marven KC acts for Successful Defandant in Richardson & Ors v Slater & Gordon UK Ltd

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27 May 2025

Robert Marven KC acted for Slater & Gordon solicitors in test litigation before the Senior Costs Judge where he was successful in resisting a range of challenges to the validity of the solicitors’ retainer arrangements and their entitlement to deduct contributions towards their costs from their clients’ damages.

The judgment provides important guidance on solicitor-client costs arrangements and the enforceability of Conditional Fee Agreements.

Read the full decision here.

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