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Conditional fee agreements in Singapore: The 'What', 'Why' and 'How'

28 January 2022

Lawyers and their clients will now be permitted to enter into conditional fee agreements (CFAs) in certain types of proceedings, including international and domestic arbitration proceedings, certain proceedings in the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC), and related court and mediation proceedings. These changes were introduced as part of the Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill (the Bill), introduced in Parliament for the first time on 1 November 2021 and passed on 12 January 2022.

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