No win no fee recommendation

[rec-baller]

any body recommended a decent no win no fee solicitor to deal with an injury claim 

[London Best]

A dead one!

[DUNKS]

Cant recommend one but do read the small print very carefully. Tried it once and there was a clause in the small print in the contract I was to sign which stated that under certain circumstances I could be held responsible for all solicitors fees. This could have been many thousands of pounds. They said this was  normal and common to all similar contracts. I did not go ahead.

Just be careful.  

Edited August 5, 2020 by DUNKS

[arjimlad]

You might look at this site for personal injury specialists local to you. My firm has some but we are in Bristol. Try to choose a local specialist rather than a claims factory firm. 

Most will do NWNF if the injury is significant enough.  https://www.apil.org.uk/

Standard NWNF agreements require you to co-operate with the solicitors & give truthful, unexaggerated instructions. People have come unstuck when they've made fraudulent claims which is why there's some protection in there for solicitors. The commoditisation of personal injury claims being bought & sold by insurance companies & law firms is regrettable & has lead to a lot of intermediaries making something out of nothing to try to earn a commission. Going direct has got to be better ! Hope this helps.

 

[rec-baller]

thanks for the replies,, 

[Gordon R]

I have had the misfortune to be involved in three car accidents and made three injury claims. Two were via firms who had advertised on TV. One is still running the advert and they passed the claim onto a Manchester firm. In criminal cases, they have an excellent reputation, but I found them amateurish. The third was a solicitor about 1/2 mile from my home. He was recommended by a member of my staff - who is his brother-in-law.  Different league. Slower than the other two but more thorough, which was reflected in the payout and far easier to deal with.

If you can find a good local solicitor, that would be my choice.

[The Heron]

What they say is true but what they do not tell you is that if you lose you are liable for any cost and award to the other party. 

[Lloyd90]

On 09/08/2020 at 15:45, The Heron said:

What they say is true but what they do not tell you is that if you lose you are liable for any cost and award to the other party. 

Which is covered by an insurance that they take out costing a few quid... or at least it used to be. 
 

I worked for a solicitor for many years doing this type of work. 
 

The only time they even considered someone had to pay for their fees is when they made a false / fraudulent claim, or when they instructed the solicitors to do a claim, they did a lot of work and it cost a lot and the person suddenly turned around and said “I don’t want to do it anymore”. 
 

[12gauge82]

Blood suckers. I would have had to have been seriously injured by utterly gross negligence or on purpose to even consider it. The UKs suing culture causes so much oppression of decent people's enjoyment, I loathe to hear of it, except in very serious cases.

[Gordon R]

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Blood suckers. I would have had to have been seriously injured by utterly gross negligence or on purpose to even consider it. The UKs suing culture causes so much oppression of decent people's enjoyment, I loathe to hear of it, except in very serious cases.

On the first occasion, my Discovery was in a garage. The mechanic took the wheel off - for no reason whatsoever that he could subsequently recall - put it back on, without tightening the wheel nuts. Within half a mile, the wheel came off and resulted in a nasty crash. On the third occasion, I was rammed at high speed and had to be cut out of the car. I would gladly give the money back, just to be free from the resultant pain.

I suppose I could have just laughed it off and put it down to bad luck - NOT.

[12gauge82]

On 13/08/2020 at 23:36, Gordon R said:

On the first occasion, my Discovery was in a garage. The mechanic took the wheel off - for no reason whatsoever that he could subsequently recall - put it back on, without tightening the wheel nuts. Within half a mile, the wheel came off and resulted in a nasty crash. On the third occasion, I was rammed at high speed and had to be cut out of the car. I would gladly give the money back, just to be free from the resultant pain.

I suppose I could have just laughed it off and put it down to bad luck - NOT.

And that is obviously a very serious incident that's resulted in permanent injury, I don't blame you one bit.

[Dougy]

I think if we had not of had these cheap backstreet ambulance chaser company's, you would have saved enough money on cheaper insurance premiums over the years. And been able to pay for a decent one yourself.

There a bigger nuisance on this planet than mosquitoes.

 

 

[Gordon R]

It's a bit of a mixed bag. Years ago, people who were injured were rarely able to afford to engage a Solicitor and follow it through, with a Barrister if necessary. They were potentially left injured for life, with lower income and no recompense. Sadly, it was abused by the cash for crash fraudsters and we are where we are.

The bottom line is - to quote the advert - "where there is blame, there is a claim."

My advice remains the same. Get a decent, local Solicitor. That said, something should be done about the fraud side of it.

 

[discobob]

My Dad was involved in an accident on the M62 - was even on Granada - he was a Tanker driver and was smashed into by another lorry coming the other way that had a blow out and smashed into his tank just behind the cab - sending the whole lot including my dad rolling down an embankment. He was off work for ages, and was never his real self and had to retire early. The company said he could use their solicitor - which was a mistake - as their solicitor was predominantly concerned with recouping the companies money - my Dad ended up with a few thousand as they told him that was all they could get off Cadburys Schweppes when it had been proven that the lorry had been sent out with a defective tire. I do think that he might have been better off with an ambulance chaser rather than the company solicitor (which in later years was found out to be extremely dodgy)

[Lloyd90]

2 hours ago, discobob said:

My Dad was involved in an accident on the M62 - was even on Granada - he was a Tanker driver and was smashed into by another lorry coming the other way that had a blow out and smashed into his tank just behind the cab - sending the whole lot including my dad rolling down an embankment. He was off work for ages, and was never his real self and had to retire early. The company said he could use their solicitor - which was a mistake - as their solicitor was predominantly concerned with recouping the companies money - my Dad ended up with a few thousand as they told him that was all they could get off Cadburys Schweppes when it had been proven that the lorry had been sent out with a defective tire. I do think that he might have been better off with an ambulance chaser rather than the company solicitor (which in later years was found out to be extremely dodgy)

Looks like that ruined his working life. Not to mention the impact it had on his personal and family life. 
 

People love shouting about how awful “ambulance chasers” are, shame they’re not to vocal about criticising employers promoting dangerous practices that put their staff at risk, or people who do stupid things that ruin others lives. 
 

Even a genuine accident can ruin someone’s life. 
 

I did a claim for a man who had a shopping container dropped on him, he managed to move but it took his left arm off. 
 

I imagine if given the choice between the cash and his arm, he’d rather have kept his arm, been able to work the rest of his life, been able to pick up and play with his kids. 
 

Once he’s paid the mortgage off I doubt he had a lot left over. 

[shaun4860]

Rather than go for no win no fee check your house/car insurance for legal cover.

I did this and they took my case on, you have to use the insurance companies solicitors but it shouldn’t cost you anything.

We won our case

[Dougy]

Lloyd, what i dont agree with is the increase in Motor vehicle claims that are quite obviously unfounded. And the work place "accident set up" claims. I see those quite often. 

What these companies have very possibly improved is work place accident rates,forcing companies to look into workplace RAMS. 

But the cold calling anyone with a phone, mobile or landlines to me is pathetic and intrusive.

[DUNKS]

It can work both ways. I had a crash for cash. Hardly any damage as I managed to stop quickly but they did claim off my insurance who refused to pay as it was obviously fraud. SO the scrotes went to a no win solicitor who tried to claim from me! Very worrying for a while. They claimed for a write off and three mens wages for months "whiplash" Fortunately my vehicle insurance fought it and won but it could have been nasty.

[Dougy]

48 minutes ago, DUNKS said:

It can work both ways. I had a crash for cash. Hardly any damage as I managed to stop quickly but they did claim off my insurance who refused to pay as it was obviously fraud. SO the scrotes went to a no win solicitor who tried to claim from me! Very worrying for a while. They claimed for a write off and three mens wages for months "whiplash" Fortunately my vehicle insurance fought it and won but it could have been nasty.

I "touched" a vehicle at 3 mph on an roundabout and he was paid £4,780.00 what a load of codswallop, even the insurance company i was with questioned the amount.Never mind we all have to pay the premiums, but then again no we dont ALL pay.