No win no fee reviews aims to bring you the information that you need to ensure that you choose the right Solicitor to handle your compensation claim. As you are aware there are thousands of Solicitors spread throughout the UK who are equally competent enough to deal with your claim for compensation – but the question is which do you instruct?
It is true to say that there are certain things that pretty much all reputable Solicitors do – but all not Solicitors are equal.
Let me explain. Many Solicitors involved in the compensation industry have their own ”no win no fee agreement” in place and in reality, these agreements can differ greatly from Solicitor to Solicitor. As an example some Solicitors may want to charge you for insurance, disbursements, or other fees. No win no fee reviews suggests that it is extremely important that you ensure that the agreement that you sign clearly specifies that you will not have to pay anything whatsoever, should you lose your compensation claim.
Many agreements will state “we shall seek to recover your fees from the other side” or alternatively “we shall endeavour to recover your fees from the other party.” However,it has been known for some Solicitors to include in their small print that should they not be able to recover their fees from the other side, then it shall be your responsibility to pay them. Therefore, if we look carefully at the wording in such paragraphs, we should pay particular attention to the actual legal interpretation of the words “try” or “endeavour” or maybe “seek”OK so they will “attempt” or “endeavour” to recover these fees, but they will not offer you any guarantees and therefore in reality if they don’t get paid out by the other side, you are legally and contractually responsible to pay them. Whilst it is true to say that the majority of reputable Solicitors do not invoke their legal right to charge you, they could if they wanted to and some do.No win no fee reviews therefore suggests that any agreement that you are asked to sign includes something along the lines of we will shall not seek to recover any fees from you, in the event that we fail to get them back from the other side.