How legal costs are paid in personal injury claims
Learn how you can fund your
compensation case by ensuring there are no nasty surprises with your legal
bills - NO WIN NO FEE
Most claims that we deal with are
approached on the basis of NO WIN NO FEE.
This is a commonly used phrase
nowadays but almost everyone encountering the concept for the first time
will have some concerns that all may not be what it seems. People have
concerns that there may be a catch or some hidden clauses that allow for the
solicitor to come out on top regardless of the result of the claim.
Fortunately this is
a misconception and we are happy to put the record straight
If we take your case
on and LOSE we receive not one penny in fees from you or the party we
are claiming against.
If we WIN
then the party you are claiming against pays your compensation in full and
our reasonable legal costs. Again, the claimant pays nothing.
Its that simple.
Most reputable solicitors
therefore take a risk that they will succeed in winning the case because to
fail means that all time, effort and costs have gone to waste. That is the
risk that most solicitors are willing to take on board in today's legal
environment.
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The Conditional Fee Agreement
The Conditional Fee Agreement
otherwise known as the “No Win, No Fee” Agreement is the basis by which many
claims for personal injury are funded. If it is felt that your claim has merit
then it is likely that the claim would be funded in this manner.
All this means is that basically as
long as the claim is won then your legal fees are paid by the employer’s insurers
who would also make an award for damages. If for any reason the claim were to
fail then you would not be charged for any costs or fees
and would equally not receive any compensation.
People often
believe that there must be some sort of catch as you don’t get something for
nothing in this day and age. This type of funding has also had a very bad press
in the past. Mainly due to unscrupulous claims companies who signed people up to
loans and also charged additional fees which the injured person would often end
up paying out of their damages award.
However, here we
will not ask for any payments up front and nor do we organise any loans to fund
the claim as it progresses. Instead you get 100% of any compensation award made.
We would actually recover our costs separately from your employer’s insurers.
Therefore, win or
lose you do not run the risk of incurring any financial hardship as all parties
costs and fees would be covered.
Other ways to
fund the claim
In some
circumstances the “No Win, No Fee” Agreement is not suitable. This may be as you
already have some funding such as a legal expenses insurance policy in place
that would replace the need to enter into any such agreement. Or you may have
the benefit of insurance cover through Trade Union membership.
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