How to Pay for a Personal Injury Lawyer Lytham St Annes

Since legal aid for personal injury claims was abolished in 2000, the process of paying for a personal injury lawyer has become a confusing business.

TakeLegalAdvice examines how to pay for your personal injury lawyer, with a particular focus on both the advantages and pitfalls of “no win, no fee” agreements.

“No win, no fee”

To replace legal aid funding, “conditional fee agreements” have been widely rolled out as an alternative means of financing personal injury claims. These agreements are more commonly known as “no win, no fee”, and go some way towards removing the potential financial dangers associated with the costly process of making a personal injury claim.

The “no win, no fee” system of payment works on the basis that the personal injury lawyers’ fees and any other legal costs incurred during the claims process are paid for by the losing side. The agreement may also entitles your personal injury lawyer to a larger fee if your claim is successful.

The “no win, no fee” agreement is recommended by many top personal injury lawyers as the preferable method of financing what can be a very costly form of litigation. Personal injury lawyer David Urpeth, of the solicitors’ firm Irwin Mitchell, told TakeLegalAdvice.com that a reputable personal injury lawyer is only likely to take on a case with a conditional fee agreement if that case is strong. A claimant can there...

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