When entering into an agreement with us it is important to know what you are letting yourself in for so that you can compare our service with that of the many unqualified "claims assessors" who hold themselves out as capable of pursuing a claim for compensation for you.
We do not take a cut from your compensation.
We will agree an hourly rate for the work with you but will not expect to be paid until the end of the case or you receive an interim payment.
At the end of the case we will ask the other party to pay our costs (and any fees paid out by you to the Court or for medical reports) on top of your compensation. We will also ask them to pay any uplift in those costs justified by the complexity or risk associated with your case together with any insurance premium paid out by you against the risk of losing the case.
As a result, there will be no deductions from your compensation in respect of your own legal costs.
Since 95% of accident compensation cases result in awards of damages there is no need for you to agree to any other arrangement and you should be wary of anyone who offers to act for you in return for a % share of your compensation. Although this may be commonplace in America it is not yet necessary in the UK.
The failure of the Lord Chancellor's working party (The Blackwell Report) to recommend effective controls on the activities of such "claims assessors" means that many accident victims will continue to suffer excessive and unnecessary deductions from their compensation awards. Don't be one of them!