XDE (BY HER HUSBAND AND LITIGATION FRIEND, XEF) v NORTH MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NHS TRUST

[2020] Med LR 223

COURT OF APPEAL(CIVIL DIVISION)

Before Lord Justice Lewison,Lord Justice Floyd,Lord Justice Coulson

Whether the decision to change funding from legal aid to a conditional fee agreement (CFA) was reasonable – Whether additional liabilities of success fees and After the Event insurance premium were recoverable – Whether CFA funding was superior to legal aid funding – Whether a hypothetical reason could justify a change in funding.