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Our no win no fee lawyers handle thousands of successful personal injury claims each year. And with our no win no fee promise you can rest assured that there’ll be nothing to pay upfront, with no financial risk if your claim is unsuccessful.
What Is No Win No Fee?
A no win no fee agreement (also known as a conditional fee arrangement) allows you to make a compensation claim, with no financial risk and without paying any solicitors’ fees upfront. You only ever pay anything if your no win no fee claim is successful. If your case is unsuccessful you won’t have to pay any legal fees – either to your own solicitor or to your opponent’s.
How Does A No Win No Fee Claim Work?
Making a no win no fee claim usually involves us taking out an insurance policy on your behalf.
This insurance policy fully protects you if your claim is unsuccessful. It also means that you can claim compensation without paying a penny upfront.
You only ever pay anything if your no win no fee claim is successful, and even then your opponent will pay most of your legal costs. Any remaining costs are deducted from your compensationsettlement. We’ll advise you of this in advance, so there won’t be any surprises.
Which Types Of Personal Injury Claim Can You Make Using A No Win No Fee Agreement?
A no win no fee agreement could be used for any type of personal injury claim, including:
- Medical negligence
- Serious injury
- Road traffic accidents
- Accidents or illness abroad
- Accidents at work
- Industrial diseases
- Asbestos related diseases
- Accidents in public places.
Can You Make A No Win No Fee Claim?
Most of the personal injury claims we handle are paid for using a no win no fee agreement.
We’ll assess your personal injury claim in a free initial consultation, and advise you on whether we think you have a case.
We can then discuss the options for funding your claim. Most people will use a no win no fee agreement, but you might already have legal cover (through legal expenses insurance on your home/carinsurance, or through being a member of a trade union).
What Happens If You Lose Your Case?
If your claim is unsuccessful you won’t pay anything. We won’t charge you, while your insurance policy will cover your opponent’s legal fees and costs.
How Much Will You Have To Pay If You Win?
If you win your case your opponent will pay most of your legal costs.
Any legal costs not paid by your opponent will be deducted from the compensation that you receive. These costs include:
- The cost of your no win no fee insurance policy
- Some of your basic legal costs which can’t be recovered from your opponent
- A “success fee” which compensates us for the risk that if your claim was unsuccessful then we would not be paid at all.
Your solicitor will discuss this with you in advance, so you’ll know what to expect when your claim settles.
No Win No Fee Solicitors Near You
Our no win no fee solicitors help clients across the country. We have offices in:
- Birmingham
- Brighton
- Bristol
- Cambridge
- Cardiff
- Chichester
- Gatwick
- Leeds
- Liverpool
- London
- Manchester
- Middlesbrough
- Newbury
- Newcastle
- Reading
- Sheffield
- Southampton.
Why Choose Us?
Our personal injury lawyers handle thousands of no win no fee claims every year.
Over the past two years we’ve helped our clients claim more than £1.5 billion in compensation.
If you claim with us, our no win no fee promise to you is that:
- We’ll provide you with free initial advice
- You won’t have to pay a penny out of your own pocket
- There are no hidden costs
- There is no financial risk to you if you are unsuccessful
- We’ll do everything we can to recover the maximum amount of compensation available
- We’ll work to keep your legal costs to a minimum by recovering as much as possible from your opponent.
Contact Our No Win No Fee Specialists
For a free consultation on making a claim, contact our no win no fee solicitors on 0800 056 4110 or contact us onlineand we’ll call you back.
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My rehabilitation team have helped me feel that I can contribute to society and that I can perhaps now help others who find themselves on the same long road to recovery.”
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Rosie: Nothing I Can't Achieve 
In December 2009, Rosie Mayes's life changed forever when she sustained serious head and spinal cord injuries following a road traffic accident.
It took 30 minutes for firefighters to save her from the wreckage. Medical staff saved her life, but she was left tetraplegic, with only a small amount of movement in her left bicep.
Solicitors at Irwin Mitchell specialising in serious injury cases, helped Rosie and her family claim compensation to make sure that she receives the 24-hour care and rehabilitation she needs for the rest of her life.
"The compensation means that I can have the care that I really need rather than what’s provided as a bare minimum." - Rosie Mayes
"When the case was settled and I realised that Rosie’s future was secure it was the most enormous load off my mind. Suddenly the whole world opened up again." - Wendy Mayes
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What Other Funding Options Are Available?
There are a number of other ways in which you could fund your case in addition to No Win No Fee agreements. These include:
- Legal expenses insurance – as part of your household or car insurance you may have legal expenses cover to help with any legal costs.
- Trade union – if you’re a member of a trade union they may provide assistance for some legal issues.
- Legal aid– this is now only available in cases for children with brain (neurological) injuries resulting in severe disability, which arise during pregnancy, childbirth or up to eight weeks postnatal.
If you don’t have legal expenses insurance or trade union help, your best option is to consider a No Win No Fee agreement. Even if you do have access to other funding options, a No Win No Fee agreement may still be the best option for you.
When we discuss your claim in more detail we will tell you if the No Win No Fee option is available or if we need to look at the other funding options.
For a free initial consultation about making a No Win No Fee claim, please call our solicitors on 0800 056 4110 or contact us online.
Read More FAQs
Serious Injury Claims - We’re here to help if you’ve suffered a head, spinal cord or other serious injury in an accident.
Rehabilitation - Find out how rehabilitation can change lives.
Road Traffic Accidents - If you were involved in an accident on the road, as a driver, passenger, pedestrian or cyclist, you could claim compensation.
Personal Injury Compensation Guide - Answers to some frequently asked questions.
All Scottish cases will be handled by the Scottish law firm with which we are associated, Irwin Mitchell Scotland LLP. The law relating to funding is different in Scotland and you will receive separate advice about what that means as well as a separate funding agreement.
*To make a No Win No Fee claim, you need to enter into an agreement that's linked to a suitable insurance policy. We'll explain this in more detail before we start your claim.
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