How a woman made a successful no win, no fee claim for a head injury

In the UK, nearly all personal injury firms work on a no win, no fee basis, with the possible exception of those that specialise in medical negligence claims. However, not all compensation claim companies will have the same policy regarding other costs and fees that are involved in the claim.

For this reason, it is important to be clear about who will be responsible for the costs and fees associated with a no win, no fee claim before you agree to legal assistance from any personal injury solicitors. At YouClaim, we are always happy to talk through our totally cost-free no win, no fee service so that you can make an informed choice of whether or not to proceed.

One person who we were able to help on a no win, no fee basis was a 35-year-old woman from Gloucester who had suffered a head injury in October 2004.

No win no fee case study - Accident in a public place
Our customer was walking her normal route to work, which took her past some houses that had scaffolding up against them. As she was approaching the scaffolding, a builder accidentally dropped a box that contained a stack of tiles.

Some of the tiles fell out, one of which struck the lady on the head, causing her to fall unconscious for a brief period. She felt dizzy when she came around and the tile had left a severe cut on her forehead so she was taken to hospital immediately.

The wound required 10 stitches and she was diagnosed with concussion, which left her with slightly blurred vision, dizziness and headaches for around six months. The cut on her forehead healed well but still left a quite long, noticeable scar.

During this time her symptoms meant she often had to take time off work and she missed out on a considerable amount of pay. This prompted her to make a compensation claim against the building firm that was responsible for her head injury.

She found YouClaim's website and telephoned for more information about our no win, no fee service. We explained that no win, no fee just means that she will not have to pay our solicitor's fees if her compensation claim is not successful. Read more about what no win, no fee is.

We went on to say that in this unlikely event, she would also be protected from claim costs and her opponent's fees through the after-the-event (ATE) insurance that our solicitors would take out on her behalf, if necessary.

We told her that if her no win, no fee claim is a success, as many of the cases that we handle are, then she would receive every penny awarded to her and she wouldn't have to pay a thing. Read more about no win, no fee outcomes.

She decided to go ahead with the compensation claim and nine months later was pleased to hear that our personal injury solicitors had negotiated a settlement of £9,500. As we had promised in our original conversation with her, she didn't have to pay a thing when making the no win, no fee claim with us.

Getting personal injury compensation after an accident that was not your fault
If you have been injured through no fault of your own, you may be considering a no win, no fee claim too. At YouClaim, we guarantee every single customer that they will not have to pay anything at all towards their compensation claim, no matter what the outcome.

Our personal injury solicitors have specialist knowledge in a range of areas, including accidents at work, car accidents, motorcycle accidents, asbestos-related diseases and accidents in public places. They have many years of experience in personal injury law and have been successful in thousands of cases.

For free legal advice and more information about our no win, no fee service, why not talk to us via our e-chat facility today? Would you like talk to us later? Leave us a call back request and we will get back to you. Alternatively, make a no win, no fee compensation claim right away by calling 0800 10 757 95 or filling in an online claim form.