How no win no fee arrangements work

No win, no fee legal agreements

Excluding family or criminal matters, many types of legal claims such as Motor Accidents and Work Related Injury are suitable for a 'Conditional Fee Agreement', usually known as 'no win, no fee'.

If your No Win No Fee claim is successful

In a 'no win, no fee' legal agreement your solicitor or lawyer will only be paid if the claim is successful. Your solicitor will usually also be entitled to an extra fee (known as a success fee). Both the basic fee and this extra fee are normally paid in whole or part by the losing party at the successful conclusion of the case.

There are often other incurred costs (such as court fees or the doctors fee for a medical report). These are normally known as disbursements. Again, the losing party should pay all or most of these costs.

You may be liable to pay your solicitor for any costs that the losing party is not ordered to pay.

If your 'no win no fee' claim is unsuccessful

You will not have to pay your own solicitor, but you map possibly have to pay the costs of the successful party - the 'defendant'. Also, you will have to pay any other incurred costs (such as court fees or the fee for a doctors medical report). These are usually known as disbursements. However, your solicitor will normally be able to arrange insurance to cover this risk known as 'after the event' insurance. You may have to pay the insurance premium.

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