What happens when a personal injury lawyer loses your case?

Whenever the victim of a work accident, a holiday injury or a car crash considers hiring a personal injury lawyer to make a compensation claim, he or she is likely to be filled with righteous indignation at having been hurt through someone else's fault, and will naturally assume that a win is inevitable.

However, UK law is such that this cannot be assumed. It's therefore important to ensure that, before you engage your no win, no fee solicitor, you trust their skills and their assessment of your case's strength.

If a compensation claim is lost, there are certain possibilities that may result. Your opponent's legal team may be able to charge their fees to you; to avoid this, ATE insurance should be taken out, which will cover these or similar fees. Some firms will ask you to pay this premium, and repay you in a won case; in a lost case, this reimbursement will not be coming.

You may also be asked to pay disbursements, which are fees that the other side has been forced to pay (for example, to acquire medical reports). Again, ATE insurance should cover you for this.

If your compensation claim has not been covered by ATE, these costs will be payable. While an uninsured claim may be called no win, no fee, in that you will not pay your own personal injury lawyer's fee, you may still find that no win no fee does not mean free if the possibility of losing has not been properly prepared for.

One form of recourse is the Law Society, whose complaints department may be able to help you if you feel a lost case has been badly handled, either on a legal basis or a financial one.

Making a no win, no fee case safely with YouClaim
YouClaim are entirely determined to work for the claimant's best interest, and as such will prepare appropriately for the possibility of failure, despite our near-perfect record of success.

We will cover your ATE insurance premium, whatever your claim, which will make almost any case free. (When there is an exception to this, usually in a medical negligence case, we will be sure to explain any expenditure before you are committed to it.)

We also ensure that you will pay nothing in a won case, as we then can charge our fee to your opposition. And we ensure that 100% compensation passes to you here, with no cut taken by us.

Call us today, on 0800 10 757 95, and we'll be able to find the right personal injury lawyer for your needs and reassure you about our professional ability to protect your pocket. Alternatively, use our e-chat window, or callback form. We'll get your compensation claim underway as quickly and safely as possible.