No win no fee
We are No Win No Fee solicitors - this means that as a rule unless we succeed in securing you some compensation whether by settlement out of court or by a court decision - we do not get paid.
We seek to arrange insurance for you to safeguard you against the risk of having to pay your opponents legal costs and your own medical experts, court fees and other expenses in the event that you do not receive any compensation.
How does it all work?
- We tell you whether your case is likely to win or lose.
- If we think you are going to win we may agree to carry out all the work on your case without our own fees being paid unless and until you win, or partly win, your claim.
- If you win or partly win we charge our usual fee (which we call "basic costs") and a percentage success fee in addition to compensate us for the risk we have taken and the delay in being paid - this percentage is agreed at the outset and is based on the amount of the basic costs not on the amount of compensation recovered.
- Your basic costs are payable by your opponent if you win
- To ensure where possible there is no risk of you having to pay anything if you lose we can usually arrange 'After The Event insurance' to protect you from having to pay your opponents legal costs and own expenses if you lose. The premium for this policy can generally be recovered from your opponent.
- A formal 'Conditional Fee Agreement' is prepared and signed by you and us to record all the details.
It is always our intention that our clients receive the maximum benefit from their compensation.