Accident Lawyer, UK Personal Injury Lawyers Will Work On "No Win, No Fee" Principle
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by: Adriana Noton
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Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 Time: 1:39 PM
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In the UK there are literally hundreds, if not thousands, of lawyers, and firms of lawyers, advertising for business in personal injury cases. The principle behind which these accident lawyer firms operate is that if you have an accident which was the fault of some other person then you will be able to claim compensation for your injuries and for any other loss, such as loss of income. In the UK the law allows the solicitor to operate on a "No Win, No Fee" basis so the solicitor does not get paid unless you win the case. Additionally, the solicitor can claim his fees from the other party in the case (the loser). This means that the claimant will get to keep all of the compensation awarded.
Personal injury lawyers may be specialized in different areas, and in different types of injury. If, for example, you have been involved in an accident at work, it would be best to find a lawyer specializing in that type of case. Other lawyer firms may specialize in road traffic accidents, others in medical negligence cases etc.
There are various services which one could use when choosing a personal injury lawyer. Besides checking the Yellow Pages and searching on the internet, you can get information about local lawyers from the Law Society, from the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), and from your local Citizens' Advice Bureau.
There are different ways available to fund your case. If you are a member of a trade union you may be entitled to some form of free legal assistance. This especially applies if you are claiming for a work related injury, but some unions also offer help to spouses and family members, and help with non work related cases.
If you have home insurance you may find that you have some cover for family legal costs. One disadvantage of this is that the insurer may insist on choosing your solicitor for you, or may only offer a limited panel of choices for you to select from.
Finally you can consider accident lawyers operating on the "No Win, No Fee" principle. The UK legislation establishes the way this principle should operate in the UK. Your solicitor will explain the details in full, but in outline if you lose the case the solicitor will not get paid, and he will therefore have to carefully assess your chances of winning before undertaking to work for you.
If you win the case the solicitor claims his costs from the other side. That way you get to keep 100% of the compensation awarded.
Although your Ottawa personal injury lawyer will be operating on a "No Win, No Fee" principle there may be other costs involved in any case, such as medical reports, court costs etc. If you win then these costs will be paid by the other side, but if you lose then the court might award these costs against you. Your accident lawyer will therefore probably require you to take out "after-the-event" legal insurance which will pay these costs for you if you lose.
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