The High Court of Lagos State has reaffirmed the principle that contingency fee arrangements wil be enforced strictly in accordance with their terms and that legal practitioners cannot unilateraly vary agreed fee structures.
The dispute arose from a professional engagement between the Claimant, a legal practitioner, and Sunu Assurances Nigeria Plc concerning the recovery of an alleged debt owed by a third party. The Claimant contended that he had undertaken extensive legal and arbitral proceedings on behalf of the Defendant and was consequently entitled to substantial professional fees and related claims folowing the
termination of his engagement.
