King's / Queen's Bench Division of the High Court

KA-2025-000017 - [2025] EWHC 2311 (KB)

Fecha: 10-Sep-2025

Conclusions

VI - Disposal

108.

I summarise my prime conclusions:

Issue 1: there is no payment out of sums recovered; contingent benefits are not compliant with the Regulations. The DBAs are unlawful and unenforceable on this basis. The appeal must fail.

Issue 2: the payment for regulation 1(2) purposes must include counsel’s fees. The DBAs are unlawful and unenforceable in failing to meet this requirement. The appeal fails on this separate basis.

109.

As a result, I have not had to consider the question of wrongful termination or repudiation of the DBAs through LLP’s letter of 16 February 2022. Returning to the prime appeal question, the Judge was not wrong in appellate test terms (CPR 52.21) on either issue. His conclusion on each issue was undoubtedly correct.

110.

I invite counsel to agree an order to reflect the terms of this judgment.

111.

The appeal is dismissed.