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\"\"The term No Win, No Fee is pretty common nowadays. But what does it actually mean? What are the terms of a No Win, No Fee agreement, and what happens if you win?<\/p>\n

Sadly, the term No Win, No Fee doesn\u2019t quite give you the full heads up now does it? But fear not \u2013 here\u2019s a guide as to how it all works.<\/p>\n

There are MANY Forms of No Win, No Fee<\/span><\/strong>
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\nThe majority of firms probably have different terms and conditions surrounding their No Win, No fee agreement. So, what you think you may know about the No Win, No Fee actually depends entirely on the lawyer.<\/p>\n

Most lawyers use the standard No Win, No Fee agreement. The wording of this agreement generally means that, if your lawyer takes on your case on a No Win, No Fee basis, you will not have to pay any fees<\/em><\/strong> if the case is not successful however you do still have a liability to pay the fees until the claim is unsuccessful.<\/p>\n

It should basically do exactly what it says on the tin \u2013 you lose the case, you lose no money<\/em><\/strong>. However, it\u2019s wise to check out the terms of the agreement as there are lawyers out there who are not too keen on taking financial hits when they don\u2019t win cases. Generally speaking, the point of the No Win, No Fee is that your lawyers will only take your case on if they think they have a good enough chance of winning<\/em><\/strong> it. Most lawyers simply ask themselves the question – is your case worth taking the risk of it on?<\/p>\n

If we didn\u2019t think we could win your case, we wouldn\u2019t take it on; it\u2019s as simple as that. However, like I said earlier, there are some lawyers with clauses in their agreements that could leave you responsible for paying insurance fees, or having to enter in to loan agreements. My advice here is simple \u2013 avoid them at all costs!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Make sure that the agreement you sign up to does exactly what it says on the tin \u2013 if you lose the case, you pay nothing whatsoever.<\/p>\n

What Happens if You WIN<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

This is the less obvious part; No Win, No Fee doesn\u2019t actually let you know what happens if you win the case. Again, most lawyers use the standard wording of the agreement. For the majority of cases, if your claim is successful you will be entitled to recover your reasonable legal fees from your opponent as well as your compensation<\/a>. So, as well as getting your compensation from the other side, the fees necessary for your lawyers to get you your compensation are also covered. It wouldn\u2019t be fair if you had to pay a huge solicitor fee leaving you undercompensated and potentially out of pocket.<\/p>\n

Most lawyers using the standard wording have a duty to try, endeavour, or perhaps only seek to recover these legal fees from the other side. If you take this literally, your lawyer just has to \u201chave a go<\/em><\/strong>\u201d at trying to get the legal fees back from the other side. Anything they can\u2019t get back they can simply charge to you<\/em><\/strong>. In reality, many reputable firms wouldn\u2019t use this power they have to charge you; but the fact remains that they still could charge you.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s where we come…<\/p>\n

We operate a Genuine No Win, No Fee<\/em><\/strong> agreement. Our agreement is unique \u2013 we add an extra part in ours to say that we will restrict our legal fees to the amount we recover from the other side. This means that we cannot charge you any legal fees over and above those fees we recover from your opponent.<\/p>\n

In theory, they could pay us nothing more than a penny, and we couldn\u2019t physically charge you!<\/p>\n

So, whilst most other law firms could charge you, we CANT charge you<\/em><\/strong>. Our unique agreement stops us from charging you. It makes sense to us \u2013 we don\u2019t want to charge you, so we figured we might as well put it in our agreement to say that we can\u2019t<\/em><\/strong>. That way you don\u2019t just have to take our word for it \u2013 it\u2019s backed up in the agreement.<\/p>\n

For more info on our unique and Genuine No Win, No Fee agreement<\/a>, call our friendly and efficient team on 0800 634 75 75<\/strong> today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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