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One of the recurring things that a no win, no fee solicitor has to deal with is the habit that newspapers have developed of blaming them for various health and safety decisions. Generally, the story will involve a decision made by an official being derided, followed by an assertion that it has been made out of a fear of being faced with an unjustified yet successful compensation claim.
The truth, of course, is that there is almost always more to the story than the reporters let on. A March 2009 story, for example, presented a London lido being closed if the weather turned wet. The Evening Standard called this "bizarre" and quoted a swimmer as saying "It was difficult to believe that what I was hearing was serious. The idea that it could be too wet to swim seems almost incredible, but that was actually what they were saying."
However, a little deeper examination of the facts demonstrated a different story; what had actually occurred was that a warning had been issued to people entering the pool, that if heavy rain turned torrential enough to prevent lifeguards doing their job by making the pool surface opaque, the pool may be closed. In these circumstances, an accident injury would be a higher risk than on a sunny day, and - more importantly - it would be harder to exercise the duty of care that is owed to the lido's users.
It is failure in the duty of care that may lead to a justified no win, no fee claim being made; the pool owners would be in the right to stop activity that could lead to injury. They would also be in the right to warn people that such a decision was foreseeable if conditions worsened (which, incidentally, they did not).
To argue otherwise is to argue that the pool should stay open when an injured person trapped at the bottom of the pool would be invisible, and would thus suffer worse personal injury without exposing the owners to a compensation claim - which is even less connected to common sense than the original myth.
Specialist no win, no fee solicitors in UK law
Here at YouClaim, we work with a panel of UK no win, no fee solicitors whose expertise covers every area of personal injury law, and whose services can be had - in most cases - for free.
In those few cases where we can't guarantee an entirely free process, we do all we can to keep all costs as low as possible and to reclaim them in a won case. Keeping costs low or non-existent, though, does not mean we scrimp on quality - every lawyer we work with is a specialist in his or her field, and is governed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Our expertise gives us an enviably high success rate, and in those won cases we ensure that the full 100 percent compensation is passed to the claimant - you.
To reach one of our experts, then, simply call 0800 10 757 95, chat to an advisor online, or complete our callback form and one of our team will reach you for a discussion regarding your need for a personal injury solicitor.
