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Example of a conditional fee arrangement

Naomi Campbell the model will take her case for breach of confidence to the House of Lords on 18th and 19th February. She is suing The Daily Mirror, whose costs are expected to be over £1m. The case first started in 2001 and revolved around photographs of Campbell leaving a Narcotics Anonymous meeting after she had already publicly declared that she did not take drugs.
Her appeal which she lost in October 2002 was estimated to have cost her £500,000
Campbell is represented by the firm of solicitors Schillings with whom she is reported to have a conditional fee arrangement for the House of Lords hearing. Schillings will apply for a 100 per cent success fee on its costs if she wins.