Personal Injury

No Win No Fee Solicitors and Services across the UK

Definition of a "no win, no fee" agreement
Unfortunately Legal Aid no longer covers accident claims, except in very limited circumstances. The most common way to hire a solicitor's services is to sign a "no win, no fee" agreement (strictly called a "conditional fee" agreement). Under the agreement, you only pay our fees if you win your case. No win, no fee can cover all compensation claims where you have been injured as a result of an accident (and most other civil disputes too).~

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How does "no win, no fee" work?
We will offer you a free first interview to assess your case. If it seems that you have a good claim for compensation, we may offer you a conditional fee agreement. As part of the agreement, we assess the risk involved in your case and agree the amount of the "success fee" that we will receive if we succeed in obtaining compensation for you.

At the very outset of your case we will arrange legal costs insurance for you. This will protect you against having to pay your opponent's costs, if you lose your case at trial. The premium for this insurance is reasonable and you will only have to pay it, if you win your case.

You may have to pay any expenses necessary to investigate your claim further (eg. the police accident report, a medical report), while we put your case to the person to blame for the accident or their insurers. If you have a good claim the insurers will often agree to deal with it at a relatively early stage. If not, and provided that it still seems that you have a good claim, we will issue court proceedings on your behalf and take your case to trial. If you cannot afford these fees and expenses, we can arrange a reasonable loan facility.

If you win your case:
You will receive from your opponent (usually the person to blame for your accident or their insurers) compensation; and a contribution towards our basic legal costs and the expenses that you have incurred, including the insurance premium and any success fee which will have been agreed at the start of the case.

At this stage you pay us:

our basic costs and any expenses incurred (which you have not paid for already); and the success fee

If you lose your case:
You will not have to pay our basic costs or the success fee that was agreed at the start of the case.

If you have started court proceedings, the legal costs insurance will cover you for: any of your opponent's legal costs you may have to pay; and the expenses you have paid for the purpose of your court action, including the insurance premium.

Personal Injury