Can you make a Group Action claim on a No Win, No Fee basis?

In short, the answer is yes.

Normally, all you’re doing is joining with a number of others in a legal action for justice. If we, as a law firm, think there are strong enough prospects for succeeding with the case, we may be able to offer a No Win, No Fee arrangement.

With us, No Win, No Fee means quite literally: if you don’t win your case, you don’t have to pay us anything, subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement of course.

Surely this is just too good to be true?

Luckily for you, it isn’t.

We’re committed to providing a genuine No Win, No Fee agreement for our clients because we believe that everyone who has a potential legal case should be able to make a claim without being put off by the thought of having to pay legal fees if you lose. If we take your case on, it usually means we’re confident enough that we can win the case.

How does it work?

First of all, it’s worth speaking to you over the phone (call us for free on 0800 634 7575)as we want to make sure you fully understand how these things work!

Generally speaking, the way it works is we agree to write off our legal fees if the case is successful. We must have agreements tailored for different types of cases, and you as the client must uphold your end of the agreement, but the general principle is to do exactly what it says on the tin: if you don’t win, you don’t have to pay us.

To provide a No Win, No Fee policy to our clients is a big risk to us. We are investing in the clients and their case, and there is the chance we won’t get paid for the help we provide if we lose.

We therefore have to decide if we feel the risk is worth it or not.

Why would we take such a risk?

We provide this service because we think the law should be more accessible to the everyday person. On top of that, who on earth would want to pursue a case if there was a risk of having to pay thousands in legal fees if it didn’t win?

Most people, we assume, wouldn’t even start a case. We therefore need to take these kinds of risks to ensure we can reach out to people and offer our services to victims who may be entitled to justice.

What about hidden costs or upfront fees?

Some law firms operate like this. Generally speaking, we don’t ask for anything upfront at all. There are certainly no hidden fees, and when you think about it logically, we wouldn’t have been able to trade as a law firm for the many years we have if we were sneakily charging clients when their case has lost!