Personal Injury

A No Win, No Fee Agreement (also known as a Conditional Fee Arrangement) allows you to make a compensation claim with no financial risk to you and without paying any solicitors’ fees upfront.

We’ll assess your personal injury claim in a free initial consultation and advise you on whether we think you have a case.

From there, we will discuss your different funding options with you. Most of the claims we handle are on a No Win, No Fee basis.

If you win your case, your opponent will pay the majority of our basic legal costs and disbursements (e.g. court fees, medical reports).

In successful No Win, No Fee claims:

• There are no hidden costs. You will receive regular updates about the costs being charged to your case and any costs not recovered from your opponent will be deducted from any compensation awarded to you at the end of your case.
• To help with your legal costs, the Government has provided a 10% increase in the amount awarded to you for your pain and suffering.

If you lose, we can promise that there is no financial risk to you if your claim is unsuccessful. This means that:

• You won’t have to pay a penny out of your own pocket whilst your claim is being pursued.
• We would make no charge whatsoever to you other than for any disbursements incurred with your prior agreement.
• There are no hidden costs. You will receive regular updates about the costs being charged to your case so you are fully aware of the charges involved if you win. If unsuccessful there is no financial risk to you.

There’s no fixed compensation tariff but we’ll do everything we can to make sure you recover the maximum amount of compensation where possible. The amount of compensation awarded is affected by the quality of the preparation of a claim and our track record is outstanding.

Your compensation will be calculated using expert evidence that we gather. The amount will depend on factors such as:

• How serious your injury or illness is
• How your life has been affected by the injury or illness
• Your future care and support needs
• How much money you’ve lost or will lose as a consequence (for example, loss of earnings, travel expenses)
• Specialist equipment and adaptations, you may need

Although the majority of personal injury claims are funded through a No Win, No Fee Agreement, there are other funding options available such as Legal Expenses Insurance, Trade Union Membership and Legal Aid:

Legal Expenses Insurance – this is often included on household insurance policies and may cover some or all of the legal costs involved in making a personal injury claim.

Trade Union Membership – if you’re a member of a trade union, they may provide assistance for some legal issues.

Legal Aid – this is available for birth injury claims on behalf of children who suffered a serious neurological injury during pregnancy or within eight weeks of their birth.

Our lawyers are very experienced in assessing whether you already have cover and advising on the best funding option available to you.

For a free consultation on making a claim, contact our No Win, No Fee solicitors or contact us online and we’ll call you back.

When you contact us, you’ll speak to one of our friendly team members who will talk to you about your injuries or illness. This initial consultation is free, confidential and from there we’ll advise you on the best way to take your claim forward and if there are any steps we can take straight away to help with your immediate needs.

We’ll contact those responsible for your accident or illness to see if they accept responsibility for what happened. If they accept responsibility, we’ll try to secure interim payments which can fund any immediate medical care, rehabilitation and expenses while your claim is ongoing. These interim payments will be taken out of your final compensation award.

Our experts will look into your case in detail gathering evidence from various sources such as witnesses and independent medical professionals.

We’ll employ medical professionals to find out how your accident or illness impacted your health and recommend the care, rehabilitation and support you’ll need in the future in order to make the best recovery possible.

This will depend on the severity of your injuries and the long term impact.

To work out how much compensation you’re entitled to, we’ll take into account factors such as:

• Expenses – including travel expenses to medical appointments, medical equipment and things that help with practical day-to-day living.
• Loss of earnings – to cover any time you’ve had off work and time off you may need in the future. This figure can also cover matters such as not returning to the same role or not being able to return to work.
• Pain and suffering – caused by your injury or illness.
• Rehabilitation – to help provide the necessary rehabilitation for your recovery and well-being.
• Adaptations – we can help you adapt your home and vehicle after an injury to help with living independently.
• Care – to provide for any care and support you may need.

If you’d like to make a compensation claim, contact us to set up a free initial consultation.

If you have a personal injury claim underway with another law firm and you’re concerned about the way it has been handled, you can ask for a second opinion. We’ve helped many people who’ve been dissatisfied with the advice or service they’ve received and will make your transition between firms as smooth as possible.

If you’ve received poor quality service, we suggest that you present your concerns to your current lawyers first. After this, we’re happy to offer a second opinion and will give you free independent advice on your claim so you can make an informed choice about moving.

We’ll provide you with honest guidance about your claim and will quickly decide how we can best help proceed with your case.

If you are concerned about how your personal injury case has been handled and would like to talk about moving it to us, contact us free today.