Editorial team

Every guide on this site is written, reviewed, or edited by a member of the team below. Each role carries jurisdictional and subject-matter responsibility.

No Win No Fee operates a two-tier review process: every page is drafted by a jurisdictional specialist and signed off by the editorial director against our source-citation and accuracy checklist before publication.

Editorial Director

Editorial oversight, US & UK content strategy

Oversees editorial standards, fact-checking workflows, and the annual review schedule. Sets style guidance for jurisdictional accuracy and source citation across the site.

15+ years legal publishing experience
Specialist in consumer-facing legal content
Manages annual statute and case-law review cycle

UK Legal Editor

Conditional Fee Agreements, civil litigation, personal injury

Reviews all UK-jurisdiction content. Background in civil procedure, costs law, and personal injury practice. Tracks Civil Procedure Rules updates and Court of Appeal decisions affecting CFAs, DBAs, QOCS, and ATE insurance.

Qualified solicitor (England & Wales)
Practising experience in personal injury and clinical negligence
SRA-regulated; subject to the SRA Code of Conduct

US Legal Editor

Contingency fees, state bar regulation, tort law

Reviews all US-jurisdiction content. Tracks ABA Model Rules updates, state bar opinions, and notable state court decisions affecting contingency fee agreements, fee caps, and consumer remedies.

Licensed attorney (admitted in a US state bar)
Background in plaintiff-side civil litigation
Subject to state bar rules of professional conduct

Research Lead

Statute tracking, regulator monitoring, citations

Maintains the citation database, monitors regulator publications (SRA, Bar Standards Board, state bar associations, ABA, Ministry of Justice, US DOJ), and flags pages that need review when primary sources change.

Legal research and information science background
Maintains source-citation register for every guide
Coordinates the quarterly content audit

How we review content

Initial draft prepared by the jurisdictional editor (UK or US) against our research brief and citation register.
Source check by the Research Lead — every statute, case, and regulator publication referenced is verified against the primary source.
Accuracy and style review by the Editorial Director against our internal checklist (jurisdictional clarity, plain-English standards, no implied advice).
Page published with a visible "Last updated" date.
Annual review at minimum, plus an event-driven review whenever a relevant statute, case, or regulator rule changes.

Our sources

We draw on primary materials only: statutes, statutory instruments, court rules, published case law, and regulator publications. Examples include:

UK: Courts and Legal Services Act 1990, LASPO 2012, CPR Part 44–48
UK: SRA Standards and Regulations, Bar Standards Board Handbook
US: ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct (esp. Rule 1.5)
US: State bar rules (CA, TX, FL, NY and others)
UK: Ministry of Justice statistics and consultation responses
US: Federal and state court opinions; CFR titles relevant to claims

Spotted an error or believe a guide needs updating? Please contact the editorial team. We publish a correction note on any page where a material factual error is identified and fixed.