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Our Fees
At Kingsnorth Solicitors our aim is to be as transparent as possible about the way that we cost our services. We have outlined our fees for some of our areas of law on the following pages. If you would like to speak to someone about the fees involved for an area of law which is not in the below list, please feel free to get in touch using the details below and one of our team would be delighted to discuss this with you.
No Win No Fee Claims – Personal Injury
The legal term ‘No Win No Fee’ usually relates to a contract you have with your lawyers which states that if you don't win your case, you won't have to pay any legal costs, so there's no financial risk to you. No Win No Fee contracts can usually be in the form of a Conditional fee Agreement (CFA), Contingency Fee Agreements (CCFAs) or Damages Based Agreements (DBAs).
This form of arrangement allows you to pursue an injury compensation claim securely in the knowledge that if the claim is unsuccessful, you won't owe us any money. So it's really just a way of helping you to seek rightful compensation, without taking any financial risks.
While we're happy to discuss No Win No Fee agreements for all sorts of cases, they usually involve some sort of injury. It doesn't matter whether you were injured through a road traffic accident or injury at work or in the street, or as the result of anything from food poisoning incident.
Some of the most common types of injury we can help you claim for on a No Win No Fee basis include:
We handle the vast majority of all our personal injury compensation cases on a No Win No Fee basis as we have the experience to know when you have a strong case and in cases where we believe you do not have a strong case, we shall inform you accordingly.
So, if you've been injured and someone else was fully or partly to blame, we'll be happy to talk to you about claiming on a No Win No fee basis.
A No Win No Fee agreement covers you from having to pay your legal fees should you lose your case. This means in the event that you did lose your case, you wouldn't be charged any legal fees. This does require your cooperation throughout the lifetime of your case.
In most cases, when funding your case through a No Win No Fee agreement, we also take out an insurance policy known as After The Event Insurance (ATE) on your behalf to cover any additional costs, such as court fees and medical fees. Again, if you did lose your case, you wouldn't have to pay the premium of this policy in the sum of £300, meaning you will not have to pay a penny.
An exception to this rule would be if it was found that you'd acted dishonestly or maliciously in making the claim or if you're found in breach of your agreement with us. In this case, you may be liable to pay costs and disbursements.
We always ensure that you have the full facts straight from the very beginning.
In cases of personal injury, other than whiplash claims valued at under £5,000 (see below for whiplash claims), if you win your case, the insurer of those to blame for your injury or illness will pay your legal costs.
The amount of legal costs we charge depends on how many hours of work had been undertaken in order to win the case. They will also pay disbursements, which are any additional expenses such as court fees and medical expert fees. It could be a straightforward case which takes several months to come to a conclusion, or it could be a complex case with serious injuries which takes several years.
When lawyers take on cases on a No Win No Fee basis, they run the risk that if the case is lost, they won't get paid for any of the work they've done. This is why if the claim is successful and you receive compensation, law firms can charge a fee, known as a success fee. We like to agree a success fee at the start of any No Win No Fee claim and it's usually a small percentage of the compensation you receive.
If your claim is for whiplash injuries which are valued at less than £5,000 for pain, suffering and loss of amenity (quality and enjoyment of life) legal fees won't be paid by the insurer of the driver at fault for the accident.
These cases will run on a No Win No Fee basis so if you win your case, we'll charge you 25% of your compensation. If you lose your case, you'll not be charged, so there's no financial risk.
Please note that the information provided is for guidance only and is updated from time to time. It is not intended to be definitive as to what you will pay for certain services. If you decide to formally instruct us, we will provide you with a more accurate estimate of costs and discuss the funding of your matter generally.
We are not always able to provide timescales of when your claim will conclude. However, we will make every effort to keep you up-to-date on any issues affecting the time it will take to deal with your case.
For more information on pricing please contact our office on 01204 257 055 or enquiries@kingsnorthsolicitors.co.uk
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