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No Win No Fee compensation claims

No win no fee has something of a mixed reputation when it comes to personal injury claims, with some believing that it has led to a compensation culture in the UK.

However, it has enabled millions of people to access the justice system when previously they may have been afraid of pursuing a personal injury claim or a medical negligence claim for fear of being landed with huge legal costs.

In fact no win no fee may actually reduce the number of frivolous cases brought to the courts as solicitors are unlikely to take on a case that they have little or no chance of winning. If they did they risk not getting paid or their insurers having to pay out the legal costs.

Also, making a personal injury claim in the UK should always involve no fees to the person who has received the accident injury as all legal costs should be paid by the third party, should the compensation claim be successful.

If the personal injury claim is un-successful, most personal injury solicitors will have already agreed to a no win no fee arrangement with the personal accident victim they are representing, sometimes through a legal insurance policy.

Not all compensation claims can be pursued on a no win no fee basis, particularly medical negligence claims as the process in these types of cases is lengthy and sometimes speculative.

The same applies to criminal injury claims and personal injury compensation claims in Scotland. In Scotland, most personal accidents are subject to injury solicitor fees - but these are generally only paid if the claim is successful.

Wherever you are when you are hurt or injured, or where you are planning to make a compensation claim, always check and get written confirmation from your solicitor about the no win no fee or other payment arrangement.

At all times it is worth remembering that a claim for personal injury compensation should only be made for accident injuries that have caused you pain and suffering and/or financial loss.

Personal injury compensation will not be paid out for near misses or a personal injury that does not really affect your life - for example a minor cut or bruise that heals quickly and without any complications.

Even if your injury is more serious, it does not mean you will automatically win your claim for accident compensation, no matter how good your injury lawyer might be or whether they are operating on a no win no fee basis.

For the claim to be successful you will need evidence from an injury specialist such as a doctor for your personal injury solicitor to even begin the accident compensation process and ultimately, they will need to prove that someone else was at fault.