If you have had an accident or been injured due to negligence, a ‘no win no fee’ solicitor might be able to get you compensation to help you repair any damage or stress relating to the incident.

A ‘no win no fee’ agreement is a contract between a solicitor and a client that unlocks the door of the legal system to those who may have struggled to gain access before. If you win your compensation case, under a no win no fee agreement the losing side will pay your solicitor’s fees. These fees include a ‘success’ payment for the lawyer as a reward for the risks they have taken in acting on a ‘no win no fee’ claim. However, under a ‘no win no fee’ contract, your solicitor will not be paid at all if your case is lost. Now that legal aid for personal injury claims has come to end, ‘no win no fee’ agreements give people looking for compensation for their suffering a chance of achieving justice.

A good ‘no win no fee’ solicitor will choose the best medical experts to explain your injury and its causes, as well as the impact it has on your lifestyle, and will give the right evidence to help you succeed in your compensation claim.

Entering into legal proceedings can be a complicated and long process – many people who have been injured due to negligence might think that their pain wasn’t that bad, or are just unwilling to take formal legal action. A ‘no win no fee’ agreement gives everybody who has been really disadvantaged by their injury or accident the opportunity to obtain just and fair compensation. Compensation payments can really help people who have suffered injuries to adjust to them or recover from them, as well as making up for any monetary loss that has occurred – perhaps due to illness or unemployment. Any compensation payment can also help to pay for costs incurred in adapting your home or lifestyle to deal with any permanent or temporary disability. Despite much discussion in the media about ‘compensation culture’, there has not actually been a significant increase in accident compensation claims – actually, estimated figures show that only 31% of people who have suffered an accident go on to claim compensation.

If you think that you might be able to make a compensation claim for personal injury or medical negligence, talking to an experienced no win no fee solicitor will help you establish if your case is worth continuing.