One solution is for clients to take out a Conditional Fee Agreement, or CFA. These are available in all civil cases except family cases, but not in criminal cases. CFA’s work by the solicitor and client agreeing the fee that would normally be charged for such a case, as well as a success fee if the case is won. Usually the agreement is that, if the case is lost, no fee is to be paid. This is known as (no win no fee) arrangement. Success fees are usually capped at 25% of the damages that the client wins. As the loser cannot be required to pay the winner’s success fee, the claimant ends up having to pay it out of their damages.