No win No fee personal injury claims

Legal advice on pursuing a compensation claim in the UK

The No win No fee legal rules in the UK are quite new and seldom fully understood by members of the public.

In 2000 legal aid for accident claims was abolished. Instead you could only pursue an action for compensation if you:

• Had the means to pay privately

• Had a Union to back you with legal cover or

• Had a separate legal expenses insurance policy to back you in making the claim

There is now a fourth option which is to pursue your case with the benefit of a No win No fee agreement. This type of agreement is known as a "conditional fee agreement" or CFA.

The "contract" is offered to you by your solicitor if he or she is happy with your case. In other words happy that your case has merit and should proceed.

Your solicitor effectively takes a risk that they will win the case and if they fail to do so then they accept that they will not get paid any costs. The bonus for the client is that if they do in fact win the case - the legal fees will be paid for by the losing party.

So effectively this means that there is no legal bill to pay if you lose and no bill to pay if you win.

It has to be said that the no win no fee agreement is lengthy and complex but the principles are sound and the intention is to provide access to justice - not to complicate the process by blocking your route to making a claim. A good lawyer will explain clearly exactly what is involved in making a claim.

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Car accident claims	Whiplash injury claims	No win no fee explained
Accidents at work	Medical (clinical) negligence	Slip and fall accidents
Pavement tripping accidents	Dental negligence claims	Pedal bike or motorbike accidents
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