No win No fee legal advice following an accident in the UK

No win No fee Questions & Answers

Many people have heard about No win No fee as a legal concept but only those that have experience of making a claim will ever need to understand it. The concept is a complex one but provides an excellent opportunity for innocent accident victims

Here we explain why:

Why is No win No fee now such a big thing?

Prior to 1999, legal aid could be obtained for many types of legal action including personal injury cases. Now though the situation is very different. Legal aid was abolished in 2000 for injury claims (with the exception of certain specific cases such as medical negligence) and No win No fee was introduced.

It has become accepted practice for solicitors to offer no win no fee agreements to their clients.

So what does a No win No fee agreement really mean and how does it work

In simple terms:

IF YOU WIN YOUR CASE - Your lawyer will receive payment of his / her costs from the insurers of the responsible party. You will receive 100% of your compensation (using our service)

IF YOU LOSE YOUR CASE - You get NO compensation but the lawyer CANNOT charge you any legal fees. You walk away without incurring any debts.

So personal injury lawyers work for FREE?

NO - we do not work FREE of charge. Our fees which are incurred by you and on your behalf much the same way as they would be in the case of conveyancing transactions etc. The fees are your responsibility BUT crucially they are reclaimable from the other party if you win your case. Without this benefit the system would simply not work.

So in summary

You can claim under the No win No fee scheme knowing that if the worst happens and you lose the case - you owe your lawyer nothing. The solicitors will be taking a gamble that your case will be successful otherwise they will end up earning no fees whatsoever.

Page at a glance

Is it worth making a claim? If you have suffered injury, you should consider claiming. The process is far simpler than you imagine

Do you need a solicitor to claim? You can make a claim without a solicitor. But you run the risk of receiving an unfair settlement and being dealt with harshly by the compensating insurers skilled claims teams

Who pays your compensation legal bill? No win No fee - If you win the case the other party pays the bill. If you lose - there is no bill.

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