There are several personal injury solicitors that deal with claims on a ‘no win, no fee’ basis. However, the quality of service you receive can be drastically different from one company to another. In this post, we’ll list all the things that you should look out for in order to be sure you’re working with the right personal injury solicitor.
What should a good personal injury solicitor offer?
- You should receive advice which is focused on your matter from a lawyer acting solely in your best interest.
- You should feel comfortable and at ease with your solicitor. Being able to have frank and open discussions will make the entire process easier for you.
- You should be entitled to maximum compensation; if you were to settle a case through an Insurer-run claims service, the insurer under settles a case in order to protect their reserve and maximize on the insurer profit at the detriment of the client’s interest.
- Confidentiality is a key aspect of a relationship with your lawyer; all communication between you and your solicitor is governed by the rule of confidentiality, this will allow you to narrate the specific facts of your case more candidly, but also allow the lawyer to have a full review of the case, with a view to bring about the best terms of settlement.
- The lawyer acting on your behalf will obtain After The Event Insurance (ATE) for you, which will provide you cover and protection in the event of an adverse costs order by the court.
- The lawyer acting on your behalf is local and UK based, which gives you the ability to approach them when necessary, as opposed to having an insurer settling a Victim’s case through their overseas call centres who would neither be interested in the case’s specific facts nor the best interest of the victim.
- The lawyer acting for you will ensure that they use the medical services of the best doctors in the field of Medico-Legal reporting; this means that the examining doctors will take time and effort to ensure that you are fully examined and your symptoms are fully understood, which in turns means the levels of compensation will be higher.
The list above should be the minimum criteria for the personal injury solicitor that you choose to work with. The personal injury process can be complex so you would want to make it as simple and effective as possible.
In recent times, insurers have managed to bring about many changes to the law to ensure that victim of accident are not fully compensated or do not bring in a claim at all. We at Freeman Harris Solicitors together with the assistance of our investigative affiliated companies are still here to fight in the corner of the innocent victim to ensure that the maximum compensation is obtained .
As you should expect, we act for you on a no win, no fee basis, which means any and all legal advice you seek will not cost you anything up front.
Please call us on 0207 790 7311 or email us at contact@freemanharris.co.uk if you would like us to work on your claim for a road traffic accident.