Funding a Legal Claim

There are a number of different ways to fund your claim. Which funding option you choose will depend upon your individual circumstances and the facts of your potential claim.

Legal Aid is generally not available to fund personal injury cases. It is available for clinical cases subject to eligibility.

The basic rule in a Personal Injury claim in England and Wales is that "costs follow the event!" In other words, assuming that you succeed with your claim, your opponents will have to pay both your compensation and legal costs. There are some exceptions but these are quite rare.

We will be pleased to give you free initial advice in relation to your case. Most of our cases are handled under Conditional Fee Agreements (also known as no win, no fee agreements). We will assess a case at the outset for a CFA and more information is set out below...

Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA)

Under a CFA, we do not charge you for the work undertaken on your behalf (basic costs) should your claim fail.

Should your claim be successful, we will recover our legal costs from your opponent(s) together with your compensation.

We recommend that at the outset, your claim is pursued with the benefit of insurance. In the event that your claim is unsuccessful the insurance policy will cover your opponent's costs, VAT and expenses (disbursements) and in most cases it will also cover the cost of the expenses which you incur in investigating your claim.