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Facts about Occupiers Liability claims
Under certain health and safety laws, occupiers of a premises must provide adequate protection for visitors to their land or premises. The duty is contained in the Occupiers Liability Act which covers visitors on land or in a premises.
An occupier is generally seen as someone who has the overall control of the land or premises. This could be the private owner of a building, or perhaps a landlord or tenant, or even a company who owns the building. Sometimes, another company can be placed in charge as well, and there are normally agreements in place for who is responsible for what.
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Why you DON’T have to pay a no win no fee insurance charge
Have you been told that you need to pay for insurance for your solicitor to help you with your case on a no win, no fee basis? If you have then we can tell you that you DON’T have to pay for this with us.
Many lawyers will now ask you to pay a no win no fee insurance charge because of changes that happened in the law a couple of years ago. You used to be able to recover the cost of this type of insurance from the other side, but now you can’t.
But you don’t have to have it – we work in a different way that can still offer you the protection of having insurance without needing to pay for it.
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No Win No Fee – when can I be charged?
No win no fee is a widely used promise by personal injury lawyers – but do you know what it actually means in terms of how you can be charged, if at all?
A “No Win No Fee” is commonly the basis of your entire legal agreement so it is important to know exactly what you are getting into. For a little advice on what it means in relation to when you may actually be charged, read on!
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A quick guide to no win, no fee agreements
Whilst most no win, no fee agreements are individual to the firm of lawyers, and can therefore have varying terms and conditions, the principles of the agreement can be standard. So, if you are wondering what a no win, no fee agreement really entails and you would like a general overview on it, please read on for advice.
This is but general guidance though as the agreements will normally have their own clauses and terms, so this is just a very brief reference guide for you.
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What does ‘100% no win no fee’ mean?
Whilst it could vary between who is advising you, the purpose of this article is to address the latest trend amongst lawyers and claims management companies who are increasingly using the term “100% no win no fee” for what may be somewhat misleading reasons.
The sentence has the connotation, for some, that you are being offered 100% compensation. This, however, is normally not the case.
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“If you don’t take 25% like other firms do, does that mean you’re not as good?”
Some people have asked us this because we do offer agreements where we don’t have to take the full 25% like most law firms do. Actually, a lot of firms charge more – either through extra deductions from percentages or through additional upfront of fixed fees.
So, because we generally offer better deals that help our client to save thousands of pounds, we have been asked if the reason for this is because we’re ‘not as good’ or whether we provide a rubbish service.
The answer is, of course, absolutely not! So read on for more information about how we do this.
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Can I trust a no win, no fee lawyer?
Of course – why not?
Although I can’t speak for all law firms, the no win, no fee was designed to allow people the opportunity to make a claim without having the worry of having to pay a heavy legal bill if things don’t turn out right.
It really should do what it says on the tin. I know ours does! But some people still worry themselves unnecessarily, so here’s a little advice on the subject
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No Win, No Fee Daybrook Dental Claims against Desmond D’Mello
We’re offering our exclusive no win, no fee services for former patients of Nottinghamshire dentist Mr Desmond D’Mello who want justice for being exposed to serious infections like Hepatitis and HIV.
As a firm of specialist personal injury lawyers, we only offer our no win, no fee when we’re confident in the case we take on. Whilst there are always plenty of unknowns in the early stages of group actions cases like these, we’re offering to fund claims for those who want our help.
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A question that a lot of people ask is what exactly does No Win No Fee mean? Well, No Win No Fee is supposed to be a guarantee that if you are unsuccessful in your claim you will not be charged a penny by your law firm. A No Win No Fee guarantee is given if the law firm dealing with your case believe it’s a case they can win. At The Injury Lawyers we ONLY take on cases we think we can win so we can normally offer a No Win No Fee Guarantee. Basically, a No Win No Fee guarantee is supposed to mean that when a law firm that accepts your case and you are charged upfront costs and will write off their fees if the claim doesn’t win.
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If we think we can win a claim, we might be able to offer you a no win, no fee agreement. The principle of this means that, if the claim doesn’t win, we do not charge you any fees we have incurred.
This allows people to make a claim with the safety of not having to pay a huge legal bill if it doesn’t win. After all, we cannot accurately predict from the outset whether a claim will win or not in many cases. So how does it actually work?
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