Sunday, 14 August 2011

No win no fee lawyer, how they work?

When accidents happen at work or while driving, people usually look to get some form of work injury compensation or car accident compensation. The best way to do this is to get some help or legal advice on the best way to go about submitting a claim.

No Win No Fee Lawyers: These lawyers are commonly known in the US as Contingent Fee Lawyers and in the UK they are usually referred to No Win No Fee Solicitors. What this simply means is that any legal services that are provided to a client will only be paid if the result or the decision is favourable for the client.

How the process works: When an accident happens, a person would first detail out the events of what happened: the time and the details of what events caused the accident to occur. They would also make a note of possible witnesses. Contact numbers of the witnesses should also be written down in case you need to call on them to testify in a court of law.

A person would then approach a solicitor to create a conditional agreement. The lawyer usually will take the case knowing that if the case is lost, no payment will be given. If the outcome is favourable and the client wins, the lawyer will then be authorised to charge the usual hourly rate and a success fee rate. This will usually represents a percentage of the normal fee in the UK. In the US, it is usually a percentage of the total work accident compensation or car accident compensation that has been rewarded in favour of the customer.

1 comment:

  1. Based from what I understand, the benefit the policy are paid by the claimant if the case is lose. But if the claim wins, the no win no fee lawyer's costs are reclaimed from the defendant's side, meaning that the claimant need never pay any costs.

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