Claire Leslie is co-ordinator of the Devon and Cornwall region of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.
Express Solicitors says it acts in common with most firms by agreeing deductions with clients at the time of instruction.
Defence lawyers welcome clarification about risk principle in asbestos-related claims.
One creditor says failure to recover debts could put medico-legal companies out of business.
The government wants to protect victims of clinical negligence, but it may be pricing them out of making a claim.