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Damages: A slice of the cake
Nick Rowles-Davies assesses the impact of the draft Damages-Based Agreement Regulations There is some force in the argument that acting under a DBA pushes the solicitors closer to being a funder and ‘the real party’ to the proceedings. The Civil Justice Council’s (CJC) working party on damages-based agreements (DBAs) has prompted some debate in the …
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