Since 1st October 2012 new Provisions are now in place which mean that if you are successful in your case at Trial or Appeal you are unlikely to get those costs back at all .
Do not be persuaded therefore to spend vast sums of money with lawyers who promise you might get this money back .
Legal costs are now only recoverable in very limited circumstances in the Magistrates Court and on an even more restricted basis in the Crown Court .
If you have no choice but to fund your case privately then you would be best advised to find a lawyer who offers a fixed price service .