Affordable personal injury claims: no win, no fee.

Nov 9 2011 Advertisement Feature

Personal injury after an accident, and especially one that was not your direct fault, can be devastating. In the aftermath of serious injury, seeking personal injury claims is often the last thing those who have been injured may be thinking about. It’s understandable. The added fear of staking a claim and meeting a solicitor's fees may well put people off from seeking the help of the legal profession.

It doesn’t have to, according to one Merseyside firm of specialist lawyers. Such a catchphrase, as ‘no win, no fee’ has become quite familiar to us now as it is banded about in the media, and yet it is confusing. Most of us are more familiar with a lawyer commanding excessive fees resulting in exorbitant costs for anyone so much as setting foot in the doorway.

As Goodmans Law explain: the introduction of a no win, no fee service has helped ease the fears of affordability. With this system, founded on good legal common sense, the solicitor will only receive a fee if you win your claim for compensation.

Isn’t this going to eat into any compensation due? In view of the stress and lengthy timescale for a case to reach a conclusion, is it going to be worth it? Well, this team of reputable solicitors in the North West, advise that your fears may be unjustified because you may not necessarily have to pay anything.

If you win your compensation claim, you may find your lawyer can claim back the fees from those you have successfully sued. Otherwise, the solicitor may claim a pre-agreed percentage of your damages.

An experienced lawyer will sort out the complex paperwork. He or she will guide you through the lengthy litigation process and fight your corner. This is important because it is more than likely the defendant will also have consulted a legal team to defend the action and shift some, or all, of the blame onto you. If things get sticky your lawyer will be there to support you and take away the strain.

A no win, no fee agreement is also known as a Conditional Fee Agreement. This has come into force to allow more people to make an accident compensation claim without having to incur any further cost. When your injury may already have incurred expensive costs, this system is an excellent way to meet costs and be able to relax whilst under emotional stress.

Your solicitors are taking a risk, and according to figures set down by the County Court, they should receive their basis fees, plus a success fee. Both of these are recoverable from the other party.

As your claim could go to law, you will be advised to take out ‘after the event insurance’. This is a necessary protection against you having to pay the other party’s legal fees in the event of your claim failing. Your solicitor will be able to explain this in more detail.

Goodmans Law, specialist personal injury claims solicitors, clarify that ‘no win, no fee’ and ‘100 per cent compensation’ mean exactly that – they ensure that justice is seen to be done.

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