s.3Contingency fee agreements
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Section 3Part 2 — CONTINGENCY FEE AGREEMENTS

Contingency fee agreements

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Subject to subsections (2) and (3), an attorney-at-law may enter into a contingency fee agreement with a client in which it is agreed that the remuneration paid to the attorney-at-law for the legal services provided to or on behalf of the client is contingent, in whole or in part, on the successful disposition or completion of the matter in respect of which the legal services are provided.
An attorney-at-law shall not enter into a contingency fee agreement if the attorney-at-law is retained in respect of a proceeding under the Penal Code (2019 Revision) or any other criminal or quasi-criminal proceeding.
An attorney-at-law shall not enter into a contingency fee agreement under which the attorney-at-law is retained in respect of services relating to the care of a child or any order under the Children Act (2012 Revision) but may, with the approval of the court, enter into a contingency fee agreement for the provision of legal services relating to a matrimonial financial dispute which does not involve the care of a child.

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