In 1998 the government introduced massive changes into the legal system by allowing solicitors to operate no win no fee claims for personal injury. At the same time legal aid was removed for personal injury with the exception of medical negligence claims where it is still available to qualifying applicants.
The effect of the no win no fee claims scheme has been to push any financial risk away from the legal aid fund (i.e. the government) and on to the solicitor conducting the case. If the client wins his case then he receives compensation and the legal costs of the conducting solicitor are paid by the other side. If the case is lost then the client receives no compensation and the solicitor must write off his potential legal charges meaning that he does not get paid for his work.
No win no fee claims for compensation are made in accident cases where the victim was either not responsible or was only partially responsible for causing the accident. Even if you were partly to blame for an accident it is still possible to claim. The award of damages made to you will be reduced by the percentage of blame attributed to your actions that contributed to the cause of the accident.
It is estimated that over 11 million accidents causing personal
injury occur in Britain every year and over two million of those are caused by the
negligence of another person. The law entitles those who have been the victim of an
accident caused by someone else's negligence to make an application for compensation for personal injury
and loss. The civil courts are an essential resource for people who have been injured
and ensure that they have the power to claim damages for pain and suffering and to cover
the costs of medical treatment, loss of earnings and other expenses incurred.
Legal Claim UK is a nationwide network of specialist personal injury law solicitors who are members of the Law Society panel of personal injury experts and will deal with claims using the no win no fee scheme. Compensation is paid in full² and our claims are completely risk free. You will not be asked to pay anything at all as the case proceeds.
