Regulation 4 Requirements for contents of collective conditional fee agreements: general
A collective conditional fee agreement must specify the circumstances in which the legal representative’s fees and expenses, or part of them, are payable.
A collective conditional fee agreement must provide that, when accepting instructions in relation to any specific proceedings the legal representative must—
inform the client as to the circumstances in which the client may be liable to pay the costs of the legal representative; and
if the client requires any further explanation, advice or other information about the matter referred to in sub-paragraph (a), provide such further explanation, advice or other information about it as the client may reasonably require.
Paragraph (2) does not apply in the case of an agreement between a legal representative and an additional legal representative.
A collective conditional fee agreement must provide that, after accepting instructions in relation to any specific proceedings, the legal representative must confirm his acceptance of instructions in writing to the client.