Notions of fairness and contingent fees.

The writers examine the perceived fairness of contingent fee (CF) arrangements within the attorney services' market. They report on a series of experiments aimed at identifying the factors bearing on the perceived fairness of CF arrangements. They note that four factors determine the effective hou...

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Published in:Law & Contemporary Problems Vol. 74; no. 2; pp. 1 - 33
Main Authors: Zamir, Eyal, Ritov, Ilana
Format: Article
Published: Duke University Spring2011
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