The BBC have recently reported on comments from the Former Justice secretary, Jack Straw, about the referral fee system in Britain.
It is believed that the increasing cost of insurance is as a result of referrals made to personal injury lawyers without the permission of the client. Recommendations had been made last year to implement the banning of referral fees, and there is now a further request to follow this through.
Once a referral is made, clients are often hounded by interested parties to put in a claim for compensation after an accident – even when the client has said they do not wish to proceed. This can be very distressing and frustrating for the client.
Here at The Injury Lawyers, we do not accept or pay referral fees, and we are proud to say that all of our clients have contacted us as a result of hearing about our good service or visiting our website.
If you are interested in making a claim, visit The Injury lawyers’ website, call us or send us your query, for a free, and no obligation chat and advice about making your claim for compensation. One of our friendly advisors will contact you to discuss your query and explain how to put forward a claim. Treatment for injuries, losses, and what to do about your vehicle repairs will be in in the advice given to you. If you have a minor (under the age of 18) who is suffering with an injury, advice on how to proceed with a claim for them and how the compensation will be paid on settlement can also be discussed.
We can get your claim started there and then, or we can send our paperwork out for you to consider and make the decision at a later date.
As a claimant, you have up to three years from the date of accident to put forward a claim – this is referred to as limitation period. It is advisable to look into this as soon as possible, and no later than a few months prior to the limitation date, to allow enough time for the third party to acknowledge the claim and for your solicitor to issue proceedings to protect your claim.
If you decide to proceed with a claim, we will make sure that you are kept up to date with your claim progression and make sure we deliver the best professional service which you would expect. We do not charge for our service as we recover our fees from the other side if we win, and write them off if we lose.
