Contingency Billing
Contingency billing refers to when payment or a portion of payment is payable only if the government makes a favourable ruling (Section 3.2.d of the Retainer Agreement Regulation). Contingency billing is not permitted as a billing technique for the client, according to Section 9.2 of the same Regulation. Furthermore, costs are non-refundable in the event of application rejection, according to Section 16.2 of the same Regulation.
