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Of course – why not?<\/p>\n

Although I can’t speak for all law firms, the no win, no fee was designed to allow people the opportunity to make a claim without having the worry of having to pay a heavy legal bill if things don’t turn out right.<\/p>\n

It really should do what it says on the tin. I know ours does! But some people still worry themselves unnecessarily, so here’s a little advice on the subject
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Who pays if the claim loses?<\/h2>\n

Thankfully, not you. That’s the whole idea of a no win, no fee agreement. Unfortunately, no one pays us, so we do lose money on cases we don’t win. But that’s our business decision to make. We only ever take on a claim on a no win, no fee basis if we think there is a good enough chance of winning the case.<\/p>\n

We can simply write off our legal fees if the case doesn’t win, and for many claims, it doesn’t cost us a great deal to do some investigation.<\/p>\n

I’m still worried – are there any hidden costs or charges?<\/h3>\n

Some law firms may do this, but we don’t. Our no win, no fee is a genuine agreement<\/a> and it means that you pay nothing if the claim loses. You must of course abide by the terms of the agreement – if you were to bring a fraudulent claim and that is why we lost, we don’t offer the no win, no fee protection.<\/p>\n

I’m sure you can appreciate that this is for fairly obvious reasons.<\/p>\n

I still don’t trust it – I’m scared of being charged!<\/h4>\n

Again, I can’t speak for all law firms, but what I can do is provide you with an insight as to why you shouldn’t be worried at all.<\/p>\n

Firstly, most law firms record telephone calls – so if anyone tried to lie to you, there should be evidence of this.<\/p>\n

Secondly, law firms are regulated (very heavily!) by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and there are redress options with the Legal Ombudsman. If anyone tried to pull a fast one with you, there are independent organisations who are there to help you.<\/p>\n

To be honest, you should allow a relationship of trust to be formed between you and your lawyer. Contrary to some people’s belief, law firms are not here to try and ‘screw people over’ – we have a duty that is bound in law to act in your best interests as a client. The principles of law say we must, and we proudly uphold this.<\/p>\n

So stop worrying, get a great lawyer (hopefully us!), and make your claim and hopefully get yourself a settlement of compensation for what’s happened!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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