No Win No Fee – should I apply?

No win no fee is the common name given to a CFA (conditional fee agreement) between a client and a solicitor that basically means that if you don’t win the case, you don’t have to pay the lawyer fees.

Most applicants to this agreement are people with injury compensation claims. These include personal injuries like whiplash, injuries resulting from road accidents or work-related accidents and also from medical malpractice.

Many successful injury claims result from injuries caused by negligence, be it from an employer, health practitioner or by the governing body, be it city officials or even government officials. Many people injure themselves in circumstances that would lead to them being compensated, but either because of pressure from the employer or because of understandable ignorance of the law, not everyone tries to claim what they are entitled too.

This is where the Internet comes in. In these days, trying to figure out if your claim is valid is as easy as searching for a “no win no fee” specialized website and either filling out a simple application with the description of the accident or using their hot lines to talk to a professional. Remember – it doesn’t hurt to ask!