NO WIN NO FEE SOLICITORS INFORMATION

You've heard the phrase before, but what does it actually mean? Our no win no fee solicitors offer a service based on conditional fee agreements or CFA for short. This type of agreement was first introduced when legal aid for most personal injury claims was withdrawn, although legal aid does still remain available for medical negligence claims. A CFA is outlined by the Access to Justice Act of 1999 as:

"An agreement with a person providing advocacy or litigation services which provides for his fees and expenses, or any part of them to be payable only in specified circumstances."

Our no win no fee solicitors draft specific agreements which always accord with the general principles that are outlined in the Act and also comply with the Law Society regulations and requirements. Such agreements often differ considerably and this is why our experts will always give you no-nonsense plain English explanations so that terms can be very easily understood.

Some no win no fee solicitors will expect expenses to be paid by the client as the claim proceeds whereas others will finance the whole claim themselves with no contribution from the client. If the claim is won there is no problem as expenses will then be paid by the other side. If however the case is lost then the client would not be able to recover the expenses that he has paid out. Our lawyers always pay for expenses with no contribution from the client and also insure the client against losing the case thereby ensuring that the claim is completely risk free.

All no win no fee solicitors will also consider whether or not there are other methods of financing a claim which can include :-

• Insurance – Some types of insurance such as home insurance policies and motor policies can contain cover for taking or defending legal action. Always study policies that could potentially include such cover before you enter into a CFA with a solicitor.

• Funding from Unions – Trade unions can have private legal aid funds for their members and sometimes finance claims. This process is becoming less regularly employed however due to the popularity of the CFA system.

• Private Funding – Is not a good idea. When a no win no fee solicitors won't take the case using a CFA you should ask yourself why.

Our specialist lawyers are all members of the Law Society panel of personal injury experts and will ensure that you get the compensation that you are entitled to. In almost all cases our solicitors act on a no win no fee basis and will pay compensation in full with no deductions. The one exception to this rule relates to cases where a negligent driver who caused injury has not been traced. We will not ask you to finance or fund your claim as it proceeds and if the case is lost we do not make any charge. Our accident compensation claims are completely risk free. Call now or apply online for free advice from a specialist solicitor without any further obligation.