Abstract
This chapter focuses on legal fees. It discusses the ways in which lawyers charge fees and the different ways of funding legal costs. A common way of assessing fees is using the ‘billable’ hour, by which a client is charged for each hour (or part of an hour) a lawyer works in their case. This has both advantages and disadvantages, as explored in this chapter. The chapter goes on to consider the ethical aspects of fees. The chapter covers conditional fee arrangements (CFAs) and speculative fees, legal expense insurance, hourly fees, and legal proceedings to recover fees. It also discusses legal aid.
