Most personal injury solicitors throughout the UK can now deal with personal injury compensation claims on a no win no fee basis. No win no fee agreements are also known as conditional fee agreements.
No win no fee means that if you do not win your personal injury claim, you do not have to pay your solicitors fee.
No win no fee claims have become increasingly common over the past few years since the Government restricted public access to Legal Aid for the majority of accident claims. With a no win no fee claim your potential compensation claim will initially be assessed by a solicitor. During the initial assessment the personal injury solicitor will make an assessment as to the likelihood of the claim being successful.
If the personal injury solicitor thinks your claim is unlikely to be successful, they will not be prepared to take the claim on a no win no fee basis. This is because with a no win no fee claim the solicitor only gets paid if the accident claim is successful.
If the solicitor takes the claim on a no win no fee basis and fails to win, as the name suggests they do not receive a fee.
If a claim is successful on a no win no fee basis, the solicitors fees, along with a bonus or success fee, is paid by the losing party.
Other costs incurred such as court fees and medical report costs are known as disbursements and can also normally be recovered from the losing party.
Our panel of personal injury solicitors all work on a no win, no fee basis. Therefore whether you have had a road traffic accident, an accident at work or a trip on a public footpath, our team of no win no fee solicitors can help you make a personal injury claim. In the vast majority of cases we can also guarantee you keep 100% of the compensation awarded if your compensation claim is successful. Therefore throughout the whole process of making your injury claim, it will not cost you a penny.
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No Win No Fee
No Win No Fee and Power Questions?
Maybe some of you have heard of the no win no fee term and know what it’s supposed to mean. For those of you who don’t, I’m going to give a definition.
The no win no fee arrangement is the one in which you don't pay anything ever! So, in other words, if you want to file an injury claim or get an accident at work compensation, etc. and you hire a lawyer that doesn’t win your case, you don’t pay him anything.
So this is a piece of very good news. Let me explain to you why.
The no win no fee arrangement (or the conditional fee arrangement, how it’s technically called) gives the opportunity to claim for people who could not have afforded it otherwise.
From what I’ve told you, you can draw the conclusion that your opponent pays your solicitor if your case is a winner. Yes, that’s true. If your case isn’t won then you don't pay anything. So my advice here is simple: request for a compensation claim when you know you are not at fault. I mean, if you’ve been involved in a work accident or a road accident that you are positive it wasn’t your fault then claim for your compensation. If you are not that sure your appointed lawyer will assess your case and will let you know.
NO WIN NO FEE
So, which are the situations that can make you eligible for requesting a compensation claim under a no win no fee arrangement? You can easily find a solicitor who works on this basis if you’ve suffered one of the following: an accident at work, a road accident, an injury caused by a mistake in your medical treatment or an accident suffered in a public place. So, when claiming there can be 2 outcomes: you win or you lose.
YOU WIN
Your experienced solicitor will get you maximum amount of compensation, that's his job. As I explained earlier, if your lawyer takes on your compensation claim case and he succeeds you get your rightful compensation, that is 100% of the compensation money. You might be thinking 'who's going to pay my lawyers fees?' the answer to this question is simple. The party you are claiming against pays your solicitors fees because why should you pay for something that wasn't your fault?
YOU LOSE
It's not impossible, it can happen. Your lawyer will analyse your case before he takes it on board. In the possibility of him not succeeding you walk away empty handed and you pay nothing ever!
So, as always, there are 2 sides to every story.
The term “no win no fee” is straightforward as it sounds. Working along side the no win no fee arrangement basically helps people and you have nothing to lose.
No one can 100% guarantee you that they’ll win your case, even if all the evidence is in your favour. Your solicitor will do everything in his power to win your case because he’ll want to get his fee. There’s no doubt about that.
But sometimes he may do everything humanly possible and still lose. Don't worry as you will have that no win no fee arrangement with your solicitor.
Maybe some of you have heard of the no win no fee term and know what it’s supposed to mean. For those of you who don’t, I’m going to give a definition.
The no win no fee arrangement is the one in which you don't pay anything ever! So, in other words, if you want to file an injury claim or get an accident at work compensation, etc. and you hire a lawyer that doesn’t win your case, you don’t pay him anything.
So this is a piece of very good news. Let me explain to you why.
The no win no fee arrangement (or the conditional fee arrangement, how it’s technically called) gives the opportunity to claim for people who could not have afforded it otherwise.
From what I’ve told you, you can draw the conclusion that your opponent pays your solicitor if your case is a winner. Yes, that’s true. If your case isn’t won then you don't pay anything. So my advice here is simple: request for a compensation claim when you know you are not at fault. I mean, if you’ve been involved in a work accident or a road accident that you are positive it wasn’t your fault then claim for your compensation. If you are not that sure your appointed lawyer will assess your case and will let you know.
NO WIN NO FEE
So, which are the situations that can make you eligible for requesting a compensation claim under a no win no fee arrangement? You can easily find a solicitor who works on this basis if you’ve suffered one of the following: an accident at work, a road accident, an injury caused by a mistake in your medical treatment or an accident suffered in a public place. So, when claiming there can be 2 outcomes: you win or you lose.
YOU WIN
Your experienced solicitor will get you maximum amount of compensation, that's his job. As I explained earlier, if your lawyer takes on your compensation claim case and he succeeds you get your rightful compensation, that is 100% of the compensation money. You might be thinking 'who's going to pay my lawyers fees?' the answer to this question is simple. The party you are claiming against pays your solicitors fees because why should you pay for something that wasn't your fault?
YOU LOSE
It's not impossible, it can happen. Your lawyer will analyse your case before he takes it on board. In the possibility of him not succeeding you walk away empty handed and you pay nothing ever!
So, as always, there are 2 sides to every story.
The term “no win no fee” is straightforward as it sounds. Working along side the no win no fee arrangement basically helps people and you have nothing to lose.
No one can 100% guarantee you that they’ll win your case, even if all the evidence is in your favour. Your solicitor will do everything in his power to win your case because he’ll want to get his fee. There’s no doubt about that.
But sometimes he may do everything humanly possible and still lose. Don't worry as you will have that no win no fee arrangement with your solicitor.
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