People who have been involved in an accident are often reluctant to approach a firm of solicitors to make a claim for compensation for injuries because they are worried about incurring costly legal fees. This no longer need be a cause for concern. Under a No Win No Fee compensation claim agreement (conditional fee agreement) solicitors agree not to charge any fees at all unless they win the case (i.e. recover financial compensation). In the event that you do win the case the legal fees should be recoverable from the person who caused the accident or from their insurers. Therefore in the event that you win your case there is no reason why you should not receive all of your compensation and have all of your legal expenses paid for you.
The obvious question though is what happens if you lose? Will you have to pay the other side's expenses and legal fees? The simple answer to this problem is for your solicitor to take out a policy of Legal Expense Insurance. Your solicitor can advise you on how to go about purchasing such an insurance policy at no cost to yourself. In the event that you lose your case the insurance policy not only pays the other side's costs for you, it also repays the cost of the insurance itself. This means that not only is your case a No Win No Fee compensation claim but also if you lose, its totally risk free and there is no charge whatsoever.
No Win No Fee compensation claim agreements are an excellent way to fund your claim for compensation arising from a road traffic accident, an industrial accident or a trip, slip or fall. It should however be mentioned that there are several other potential methods of funding a personal injury claim. People suffering personal injury at work may also have legal protection from their Trade Union and those involved in other types of accidents may already have Legal Expense Insurance available to them under their motor insurance policy or their home contents insurance policy. In addition some people will inevitably insist on privately funding a claim which is not advisable if a solicitor has already refused a conditional fee agreement
Umbrella Claims is a specialist organisation that deals exclusively with accident compensation claims on a No Win No Fee basis. Win or lose there is no charge*. This means that you never have to pay anything to us or our personal injury solicitors. All compensation received of whatever nature is paid to you in full without any deduction whatsoever - absolutely guaranteed. We will minimalise any inconvenience to you and we offer free advice without obligation from some of the best lawyers in the business. We ensure that our client’s interests are a priority and our lawyers deal with claims in a friendly, efficient and competent manner to ensure that you get the compensation that you deserve in the shortest time scale possible.