Singapore Permits Conditional Fee Agreements Between Lawyers and Clients

16 Jun 2022 LegisWatch

With effect from 4 May 2022, lawyers in Singapore may enter into conditional fee agreements (“CFAs”) with clients in selected proceedings.
从2022年5月4日起,新加坡的律师可以在特定程序中与客户签订按条件收费协议(“条件收费协议”)。

CFAs are agreements under which lawyers receive the whole or a part of their fees only in certain specified circumstances as agreed with the client. Such agreements can also provide for an uplift on fees where the client’s claims or defences are successful or where certain mutually agreed outcomes are achieved.
条件收费协议是指,律师经客户同意仅在某些情况下收取全部或部分费用的协议。这类协议也可以约定当客户索赔或辩护成功时,或在某些共同约定的结果实现时,收取额外费用。

If you would like information or assistance on the above, you may wish to contact the Partner at WongPartnership whom you normally work with or the following:

CHEN Chi
Partner – Commercial & Corporate Disputes
d +65 6416 2487
e chi.chen@wongpartnership.com
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Charles TIAN Xiaoming
Senior Associate (Foreign Law) – International Arbitration
d +65 6517 8717
e xiaoming.tian@wongpartnership.com