What Is A Conditional Fee Agreement?

If your data has been breached and you’re thinking about making a claim, it’s extremely beneficial to pursue one with a solicitor that offfers services under a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA). A CFA is a sub-type of a No Win No Fee agreement. It is a widely popular choice for claimants who are already struggling with financial losses following a data breach.

Part of our legal glossary of terms to help claimants understand more about the data breach claims process, find out all you need to know about Conditional Fee Agreements here so you can be sure you’ve made the right choice for you.

Our panel of data breach solicitors has decades of experience helping clients like you claim compensation after data breaches that turned their lives upside down. Moreover, by claiming with our panel, you’ll never have to worry about additional fees due to the use of a Conditional Fee Agreement.

It’s free of charge to speak to a member of our advisory team, who will then put you in touch with a solicitor from our panel if your claim is eligible. We have 3 main ways to contact us, which you can find below.

• Speak to someone now via our live chat.
• Put your details into our online form to hear back from an advisor.
• Call us on 020 8050 6279.

 

What Is A Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA)?

A Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA) is a sub-type of a No Win No Fee agreement. The full name of the act is The Conditional Fee Agreements Order 2013. Claiming with a solicitor working via a CFA means you can do so without paying solicitor’s fees upfront or during your claim.  

There are many benefits to claiming on a No Win No Fee basis via a CFA, including:

• Not being financially burdened by having to pay money towards solicitors’ fees before your claim begins.
• Having certain fees capped (you can find out more about this later on).
• Knowing you do not have to pay specific fees even if your claim is unsuccessful (this is covered in more detail in the sections below).

Please don’t hesitate to speak to an advisor if you want to know more about how a Conditional Fee Agreement works and why having legal representation on a No Win No Fee basis can benefit your claim.

Can A CFA Be Used In Data Breach Claims?

Yes, a Conditional Fee Agreement can be used for multiple types of claims, including data breach claims. By choosing to claim with our panel of expert data breach solicitors, you won’t have to worry about service fees mounting up when claiming compensation.

Questions or queries? Our advisors are on hand to help via phone or live chat.

How Much Is A CFA Success Fee?

A CFA success fee varies from case to case, but is legally capped at a maximum percentage of 25%. This fee is taken from your compensation, so you don’t have to worry about paying it, as your solicitor will take it before the rest is sent to you.

Your assigned solicitor will discuss the success fee and other relevant fees with you if your claim is eligible.

You can also contact our advisors to find out additional information about CFA success fees for a data breach claim.

How Will A Success Fee Be Paid?

As mentioned above, a success fee will be paid from your compensation. While the fee itself is capped, the actual amount will vary depending on the agreed percentage and how much compensation you are awarded. A claim with a small settlement will have a smaller success fee deduction, whereas a larger payout will have a larger success fee deduction. However, the percentage agreed when the solicitor accepted the claim may be the same.

Our team of advisors can offer advice about how success fees are paid.

If A Claim Is Unsuccessful, Is The Claimant Liable For The Fee?

Put simply, no – the way a Conditional Fee Agreement works is that the claimant is not liable to pay the success fee if their claim fails. However, you may owe other costs if your claim is unsuccessful.

Our advisors can tell you more about these potential costs. Furthermore, they will be fully discussed with you before a solicitor from our panel agrees to support your claim.

How Can Data Breach Claims Help With A CFA?

At Data Breach Claims, our panel of solicitors can help in several ways when it comes to a Conditional Fee Agreement, including communicating with other parties to ensure your case runs as smoothly as possible. Some other ways our highly experienced panel can help are by:

• Negotiating the best settlement for your specific compensation claim.
• Explaining legal terms so you understand your claim fully.
• Keeping you updated on your claim.
• Assisting with court proceedings in the unlikely event your claim has to go to court.
• Connecting you to any therapy or security experts to help you move on with your life.

We understand that making a data breach claim can feel like a big next step, and that the loss of your data has likely already caused you a lot of stress. However, our advisors and panel of solicitors are here to assist from beginning to end. Whether you have questions, concerns, or just want to know more about CFAs in general, we can help.

Contact Our Advisors

We’ll never charge you for a free initial consultation. It couldn’t be simpler to find out if you have an eligible data breach claim – just pick a way of contacting us below to begin.

• Speak to someone now via our live chat.
• Put your details into our online form to hear back from an advisor.
• Call us on 020 8050 6279.

More Information

We’ve linked to a few more of our guides so you can see who we are and the types of data breach claims we cover.

• See how to report a data breach.
• Read our GP surgery data breach claims guide.
• Use our guide to understand more about third-party data breach claims.

You can also find some relevant external sources regarding data breach claims below.

• Find out what a personal data breach is via the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), a trusted source for all things related to data breaches.
• See how your data is protected via the UK General Data Protection Regulations (UK GDPR).
• You can also discover more about data processing and protection in the UK via the Data Protection Act 2018.

To see if you can pursue a data breach claim via a Conditional Fee Agreement, please contact our team today.