Abolition of recoverability of success fees from 1 April 2013:
If the client wins the case, the opponent will generally be ordered to pay the client's costs, including the conditional fees.
In the case of CFAs entered into before 1 April 2013, it is also possible to recover the success fee from the opponent. In the case of CFAs entered into on or after 1 April 2013, it is no longer possible to recover the success fee from the opponent, and it will have to be paid by the successful client, with a few exceptions.