Accident Claims
NoWinNoFee.com is a claims management company that helps people claim compensation for an accident or injury that wasn't their fault
With no win no fee agreements (also known as a Conditional Fee Arrangements, or CFAs), there are no upfront legal fees, which means anyone who has been involved in an accident that wasn’t their fault can gain access to justice without any financial risk. Your solicitor only gets a fee if your claim is successful. If your claim isn't successful, you won’t pay your solicitor any legal fees.
If your case is successful, typically you will pay 25% (including VAT) of your compensation to your solicitor, although they will discuss any fees before starting your case. To ensure your claim is risk free, your solicitor may take out an insurance policy on your behalf. If you terminate the agreement, you may have to pay fees for the time already spent on your claim, or due to: lack of cooperation, misleading your solicitor, missing medical or expert examinations, or not attending court hearings.
There are some instances where you are not required to use the services of a claims management company, and are able to claim yourself, for free, directly via the relevant ombudsman/compensation scheme. These include:
- Criminal injuries: The Criminal Injury Compensation Authority (England, Wales, and Scotland) or the Criminal Injury Compensation Scheme (Northern Ireland)
- Minor road accidents: The Official Injury Claim Portal
- Accidents involving uninsured drivers: The Motor Insurers' Bureau
Making an Accident Claim
There’s no escaping from the fact that, as we lead our busy day to day lives, accidents can sometimes happen. Most of the time, they are just that; accidents – unavoidable incidents for which no one is to blame. Sometimes however, accidents occur which could have been avoided if someone, somewhere had taken more care. In the workplace, for example, a patch of oil on a dirty, poorly maintained floor may be the cause of a trip or fall, or perhaps a wet floor in a supermarket which should have a warning sign on it results in an injury. It could be on the road that your injury was sustained, and it doesn’t matter if you’re a driver, a passenger, a cyclist or even a pedestrian, if the accident was caused by the negligence of another then you should be able to make a no win no fee accident claim.
The injuries sustained in accidents such as these can often have long term repercussions. The pain and injury itself is difficult to cope with, and ongoing physical discomfort can prevent a person from leading a life which is as full and active as that which they led before the accident. In the worst cases, an injury may force you to take time off work, or even stop doing your job entirely. In cases such as this it is only fair that you should be able to make an accident claim for the earnings which you have lost as a direct result of the accident. The easing of this financial burden, via a successful compensation claim, can help to bring about the time and conditions necessary for a full recovery, as well as providing a full and direct refund of any immediate out of pocket expenses.
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Will my claim be successful?
- Someone else was to blame for the accident, through negligence on their part.
- As a result of the accident you have suffered injury or illness.
It should be kept in mind that the injury or illness specified does not have to by physical in nature. The mental and psychological effects of an accident can be every bit as severe and debilitating as those of a physical nature, and every bit as deserving of compensation. In order to build a successful accident claim it’s helpful to keep as many details of your accident as possible, such as when and where that accident took place, exactly what happened and an account of any expenses incurred.
Accidents claims with no win no fee solicitors
To start your claim for compensation, please submit the short form on this page or call the freephone number: 0800 234 6438.
