Settling confusions over the meaning of 100% compensation

For personal injury solicitors, the term "100% compensation" has a specific meaning: that whatever damages a court awards to you will go to you, the claimant, and the solicitor does not take a cut. However, in the past, some of our clients have misunderstood the phrase to mean that we can overcome the potential reduction in compensation that contributory negligence may lead to.

YouClaim's team will, naturally, endeavour to minimise or overturn any reduction that contributory negligence may lead to, but this would be an impossible promise for any no win, no fee solicitor firm to make.

Contributory negligence
In the UK, contributory negligence is the name given to actions done or left undone by the claimant that mean he or she is partly responsible for the accident that led to a personal injury. If, for example, a passenger has undone their seatbelt to lean into the back seat in the moments before a car crash, any personal injury may be worse than if the belt had stayed attached.

As this would be likely to reduce the value of the passenger's compensation claim by a percentage, it may be here that the confusion over the meaning of 100% arises. As this percentage is determined in a court (or a settlement), it relies on the skills of the personal injury solicitors involved.

YouClaim's history in this field is exemplary, as we have years of experience in successfully demonstrating that any contributory negligence on your part should be dismissed or diminished. And the true meaning of 100% compensation, that we will never take a cut of any damages that you win, is a promise that we are entirely committed to.

Cost free compensation claims
If you have suffered a personal injury in a work accident or car crash, and this was someone else's fault, we can offer you a cost-free way to claim, win or lose. This is because our personal injury lawyers, all governed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority scheme, work to a no win, no fee agreement, and will charge their winning fee to your opponent.

Our knowledgeable team of advisors is ready to discuss your claim now. You can reach us through this website by using our e-chat window, or by completing our claim form and letting us know when we should call you. Or you can simply call us direct, on 0800 10 757 95, and get your 100% compensation claim underway today.