Commentary on Sections Part 1 – Success Fee Agreements Section 5 – Exclusion for certain matters
14.This section sets out that certain types of civil proceedings, which are to be specified by the Scottish Ministers in regulations subject to affirmative procedure (see section 24(2)) may not be the subject of a success fee agreement. Subsection (2) allows different provision to be made for different types of speculative fee agreements and damages based agreements.