A common question I have been asked concerns how we can possibly take on cases on a ‘No Win No Fee’ basis – surely there are some fees along the way? So to address this question I decided to do this blog just too clarify how this does work and how ours may be slightly different from the rest.
The Main Points
No Win No fee, or its ‘posh’ name, Conditional Fee Agreement, allows us to pursue your personal injury claim without you having the worry of having to pay expensive legal fees. Having to cope with an injury that was not your fault is stressful and worrying enough, and we understand this and therefore do not agree that paying to seek compensation is right.
The No Win No Fee means that if the case is unsuccessful there are no fees to pay – simple! Also, if the case is successful then we will seek to recover the fees from the other side (something we are legally entitled to do). So as you can see there is really nothing to worry about! You should always receive 100% of the compensation awarded.
So Why is Ours GENUINE?
We refer to our No Win No Fee as a genuine one as we do something a little different to most other law firms. We limit our fees to what we can recover from the other side. So, even if we had difficulty recovering our costs from the other side, we would not seek to recover anything remaining from you – we would simply have to write them off. For example; if we only managed to get £100 from the other side to cover our costs, we would not come to you to recover the rest as we have limited our fees to what we can recover.
Another “fee fear” that I am often questioned about is whether you will be liable for fees if we lose and the other side claim their costs from us. We also have this covered. In this situation we have what is known as After The Event Insurance, which is taken out to cover costs against us.
Exceptions
Of course there are a few basic exceptions but these are nothing to worry about. We may seek to charge you if you break the No Win No Fee agreement – for example:
- You fail to co-operate with us – This does not mean that after missing one phone call you will be billed- this relates to an extended period of time without contact. Understandably, we need information and cooperation from you to run a case for you and if we cannot get very far without your input.
- You fail to attend medical examination or a court hearing that was reasonably requested by us. Any appointment will be made at a place and time convenient to yourself so again, this is understandably a requirement to keep the claim moving.
- You fail to provide necessary instructions when requested.
- You withdraw instructions (after you have confirmed and we have started work on your case)
We only take cases on our No Win No Fee if we feel confident that we will get a successful outcome and therefore you can be assured that if we take your case on we will fight for optimum compensation.
So if No Win No Fee no longer sounds as puzzling as you first thought and you are wanting to pursue a claim for personal injury do not hesitate to contact us today on 0800 634 75 75.
