No Win No Fee Solicitor – The Benefits Of Working With One

If you have suffered an injury in an accident that was someone else’s fault, you may consider making a personal injury claim. Additionally, you may want some help. It can be confusing for some people when it comes to instructing solicitors, wondering how much it will cost. What do you do first?  What is meant by a No Win No Fee solicitor?

In this guide, we aim to provide you with the knowledge you need. Firstly we begin be explaining what a No Win No Fee agreement is and the different types of claims a solicitor could help you with under this arrangement. Additionally, we discuss the various benefits of working with a No Win No Fee solicitor on your case.

If you have any questions while reading this guide, or would like to discuss your personal injury claim, you can contact a member of our advisory team:

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  1. What Does No Win No Fee Mean?
  2. What Types Of No Win No Fee Personal Injury Claims Can You Make?
  3. How Could A No Win No Fee Solicitor Help You Claim? 
  4. Should You Use A Local No Win No Fee Solicitor?
  5. How Much Will You Have To Pay If You Win Your Compensation Claim?
  6. Contact Us To See If You Can Claim
  7. More Resources About Claiming Personal Injury Compensation

What Does No Win No Fee Mean?

A No Win No Fee agreement is a type of contract that a solicitor working on your case could offer you to help with funding the cost of their work.

The expert solicitors on our panel generally offer their clients a specific type of No Win No Fee contract known as a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA).

There are various benefits to claiming with a solicitor under this particular agreement, such as:

  • There are no upfront fees to pay to access their services.
  • Nothing to pay for their ongoing work as the claim progresses.
  • Not having to pay for their completed work should the claim end unsuccessfully.

To learn more about the benefits of claiming with a No Win No Fee solicitor on our panel, you can contact our advisors.

What Types Of No Win No Fee Personal Injury Claims Can You Make?

There are various types of personal injury claims a No Win No Fee solicitor on our panel could help you with. However, for them to accept your case, you first must meet the claiming criteria. This is:

  1. Someone owed a duty of care to you.
  2. This duty was breached and caused your accident.
  3. You suffered an injury due to this. This could be a physical injury, such as a broken foot, or a psychological injury, such as post-traumatic stress disorder.

Some examples of when you are owed a duty of care and the type of accident claim this could lead to are laid out below.

Accidents at Work

The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 imposes a duty of care on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent their employees from coming to harm when working.

An example of when you may be able to make an accident at work claim would be if your employer failed to provide you with manual handling training, and this caused you to suffer a back injury when trying to lift a box incorrectly.

Road Traffic Accidents

Anyone who uses the road is considered a road user. All road users have a duty of care placed upon them to use the roads safely to prevent causing injuries and damages. They must also follow the Road Traffic Act 1988 and the Highway Code to adhere to this duty.

An example of when you may be able to make a road traffic accident claim would be if a drunk driver collided with you head on when driving the wrong way down a one-way street and this caused you to suffer a head injury.

Accidents in Public Places

Occupiers are anyone in control of a space accessible to the public. Under the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957, they have a duty of care to carry out necessary measure to help ensure the reasonable safety of those visiting that public place.

An example of when you may be able to make a public liability claim would be if a restaurant failed to signpost or clear a spillage, causing you to slip and suffer an ankle injury.

To see if a No Win No Fee solicitor from our panel could help you claim, you can contact our advisors.

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How Could A No Win No Fee Solicitor Help You Claim? 

If you decide to work with a No Win No Fee solicitor on our panel for your claim, they can use their years of expertise, knowledge and experience to help you.

Some of the services they could provide you with include:

  • Ensuring you have an eligible claim.
  • Help with gathering evidence to support your case, such as witness statements and obtaining CCTV footage of the accident, for example.
  • Arranging an independent medical assessment.
  • Drafting relevant documents.
  • Communicating with the defendant.
  • Negotiating a compensation settlement on your behalf that accounts for your injuries and any subsequent financial losses they have caused you.

Contact our advisors today to see if a personal injury solicitor on our panel could help you with your claim.

Should You Use A Local No Win No Fee Solicitor?

When it comes to choosing a No Win No Fee solicitor, you may think that it is beneficial to use a local solicitor. However, you are not obligated to only working with a solicitor in your local area.

Many solicitors are now able to help with claims remotely over the telephone or online. This means that you can find a solicitor you work well with who specialises on the specific type of personal injury claim you are wanting to make.

Our panel of solicitors have years of experience, and could help you with your case. Contact our advisors today to learn more.

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How Much Will You Have To Pay If You Win Your Compensation Claim?

As we previously mentioned, if you claim with a No Win No Fee solicitor on our panel, you will not need to pay anything for their services prior to the claim starting, as it is ongoing or if it fails. However, this does not mean you will not need to pay anything at all.

There may be additional fees that are your obligation to pay for, such as the cost of an independent medical assessment.

Additionally, you will be required to pay your solicitor a success fee if they are successful with your claim. This success fee is a percentage of your compensation. However, under a CFA the maximum that can be deducted as this percentage is 25%.

To learn more about claiming with a solicitor, you can contact our advisors.

Contact Us To See If You Can Claim

As previously mentioned, it is not absolutely necessary to instruct a solicitor to make a personal injury claim; however, using one of the No Win No Fee solicitors on our panel can make the experience a lot less stressful, which in turn could potentially assist with your recovery.

If you have any questions about making a personal injury claim, please do not hesitate to ask, as we are more than happy to answer any questions that you may have.

You can contact us via any of the following methods:

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More Resources About Claiming Personal Injury Compensation

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To see if you could work with a No Win No Fee solicitor from our panel, you can contact our advisors.