We know that there is a lot of competition in the personal injury world – with each firm looking the same as the next, it can be hard to chose who to go with. However, when you dig beneath the surface, law firms can be VERY different from one another. Here at the Injury Lawyers we have strove to ensure that we stand out from the rest.
Unlike some companies out there, we are an actual law firm. We are not a claims company, advice helpline, or some sort of agent. We can give you legal advice right from your initial call and it is us that actually deal with your case if you instruct us to. The advice we give you from the beginning is therefore real legal advice regarding your potential claim. We do not pass your details around, so there are no middlemen taking cuts from your claim.
Unfortunately, many companies do involve themselves in this practice and this can affect how your claim is run. If the firm pays £1,000 (the going rate) to a middleman for your details, this takes away funds from the fees allocated to run your case and therefore it is very likely that they cannot provide the great service we do and cannot fight as hard for a higher payout. Essentially they’ve squandered a load of their budget on paying a middleman – the referral fees are not recoverable from the other side.
We also work on a Genuine No Win No Fee. This is another part of the claims process that can appear to be “standard” across all personal injury law firms. However, just because they call it the same thing does not mean it has the same content.
A proper personal injury No Win No Fee should mean that you get 100% of your compensation and your solicitor will not take anything from this for fees, or send you a bill after the case has closed. The standard law society agreement generally states that a solicitor “shall seek” to recover their fees from the other side – but what does this actually mean?
Basically, when the claim is settled the solicitor will go to the other side and try and get their fees paid by them, but if they are unsuccessful they can technically come to YOU for the outstanding fees. They have sought the fees, and failed; leaving you potentially liable for thousands of pounds with of solicitors costs. Our No Win No Fee is different as we don’t just “seek” fees, we “limit” them. This means that we limit any fees to what we are able to recover from the other side – None of this trying to, failing, and asking the client. This safeguards your position as our agreement simple means we CANNOT come to you for any fees we fail to recover from the other side.
Many people often relay horror stories to me when first enquiring, as they have heard of people getting charged thousands for pursuing a “No Win No Fee” claim and the above is a reason for how this happens. Firms in the past (and present) charge as they can under their agreement- but not us that is why we call ours GENUINE.
So if you want to speak to a genuine law firm who can ensure your claim will be handled efficiently but in a friendly manner, contact us today on 0800 634 75 75.
