Most solicitors specializing in personal injury work will be able to offer you a no win no fee agreement if it is suitable for you, depending on your own circumstances. No win no fee agreements are an easy way for a personal injury victim to gain justice, via free specialist advice from a solicitor. A no win no fee agreement will normally be between the law firm and the victim.
No win no fee agreements were introduced in the UK in 1995 under solicitors conditional fee agreements, these were introduced to helps those people who suffered a personal injury, but who did not qualify for legal aid.
No win no fee agreements (or conditional fee agreements) provides that if you do not win your claim then you do not have to pay your solicitor a fee. Insurance will cover the other side’s costs and expenses. If you win the claim then you will receive your personal injury compensation without deductions being made to this, as your solicitors costs will be paid by the other side.
A no win no fee claim requires you to have suffered a personal injury (if a personal injury has not been suffered there will be no entitlement for such a claim). For a no win no fee personal injury claim to be successful, evidence is very important, it is not enough just to prove that personal injury was suffered but also that the injuries were caused by negligence of a third party. |