Ways to fund your claim other than no win, no fee

Although the majority of personal injury claims are dealt with on a no win, no fee basis, people who wish to make a claim do have other choices of funding. Read about what no win, no fee is.

Before the event insurance
Sometimes when you buy your insurance policy for your car or home, you may also purchase an additional policy of legal expenses insurance. If you have an accident and report it to your own insurance company, your insurers will refer the matter to the providers of this legal expenses insurance.

It is often the case that the legal expenses insurer is working to the remit of the insurance company and will refer your case to a personal injury solicitor of the insurance company and not an independent firm of solicitors.

Here at YouClaim we believe it is vital to seek independent legal advice and appoint a solicitor who is not tied to any insurance companies. When we appoint a solicitor for you, they will write to your legal expenses insurer asking them to indemnify their legal fees. Your legal expenses insurer is obliged to agree to this request.

After the event insurance
In the event that you do not have a 'Before the Event' (BTE) legal expenses insurance policy, After the Event (ATE) legal expenses insurance can be purchased on your behalf by the solicitor YouClaim appoint for you.

This ATE insurance will not cost you anything and will cover both sides' disbursements as well as the legal fees of your opponent if you lose your case.

Private funding
A small number of people choose to fund their own personal injury claims. The reason that so few people decide to take this route is that they would stand to lose a large amount of money if their compensation claim was unsuccessful.

You are likely to have to pay up front for disbursements such as medical reports, court costs, and GP records. If you lost the case, you would also be responsible for all of the disbursements incurred by your opponent, as well as solicitor's fees for both parties. Read more about disbursements.

Claiming compensation with YouClaim
When you make a claim with YouClaim, our personal injury solicitors will take it on under the no win, no fee agreement basis. If necessary, you will be protected from costs and fees with an ATE insurance policy taken out on your behalf by the solicitors we appoint for you. Whether your claim is successful or unsuccessful, you will not have to pay a penny at any time. Read more about the outcome of your claim.

Experienced in handling a whole range of claims, our panel of solicitors are extremely skilled at helping our customers to get the very best result. Successful in many of personal injury cases, you can have peace of mind that your claim is in safe hands.

We offer free legal advice to anyone that is considering a compensation claim. If you wish to take advantage of this advice you can chat to us via our e-chat facility or leave us a call back request so we can get back to you whenever you wish, anytime of the day or night.

To begin your no win, no fee claim today either fill in an online claim form from the comfort of your home or desk at work or simply give us a call on 0800 10 757 95.