Solicitor's Fees For Personal Injury Cases
Before arranging with a solicitor to pursue your injury claim you
need to be happy with how your legal costs will be met.
Depending on the strength of your case,
most Personal Injury Solicitors will
work on your behalf on a 'No Win - No Fee basis.
This simply means that if you don't win
your case you don't have to pay the
legal fees. This arrangement is subject
to a small insurance premium which your
solicitor may pay on your
behalf depending on your circumstances.
The expenses incurred in bringing the case. (These are called disbursements
and often include fees for medical and police reports.) Your solicitor can arrange to protect you against this risk by
taking out conditional fee insurance.
The Conditional Fee Agreement
The Conditional Fee Agreement sets out, in writing
all the terms of the agreement between
you and your Solicitor. At first glance
these agreements can appear daunting but
don't hesitate to contact your Solicitor
if you have any questions or if you need
some help completing the form.
Before you go ahead
Make sure you have considered the different options for paying
for a solicitors services and that you understand the difference
between paying the fees in the traditional way and using a conditional
fee agreement with insurance backing. Copies of the documents should
be available for you to read in advance.
Some of the most important points are :-
- What are my chances of
winning?
- How much am I likely to recover?
- Will my damages affect any D.S.S. payments I receive?
- Will I have to pay any expenses or costs and if so, when?
- What will I have to pay if I lose?
- Would I be well advised to use a conditional fee agreement or
should I consider some other method
of paying my solicitor?
- What would I have to pay if I did not use a conditional fee
agreement?
- Is it likely that my opponent will have the ability to pay if
my case is successful?
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