What Is No Win No Fee?

Understanding No Win No Fee

Most people will have heard of the term "No Win No Fee", but what does this actually mean? A No Win No Fee agreement — formally known as a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA) — allows a solicitor to act on your behalf and pursue your compensation claim without you having to pay any expensive legal fees upfront.

Under a No Win No Fee agreement, your solicitor only gets paid if your claim is successful. If your claim does not succeed, you typically pay nothing. This means there is no financial risk to you in bringing a personal injury claim.

How Does It Work?

When you agree to a No Win No Fee arrangement, your solicitor will assess the merits of your claim before taking it on. If they believe you have a strong case, they will agree to represent you under the CFA.

If your claim is successful, your solicitor will take a "success fee" from your compensation — this is capped at 25% of the damages recovered (excluding future losses). The defendant's legal costs are usually also recovered separately, so in most cases your full compensation remains largely intact.

You will typically also be advised to take out After the Event (ATE) insurance, which covers the other side's legal costs in the unlikely event your claim is unsuccessful.

Why Use Injury Claims?

At Injury Claims, we work with a carefully selected panel of specialist No Win No Fee solicitors who have extensive experience in personal injury law. We will match you with the right solicitor for your type of claim at no cost to you.

Our service is completely free of charge. Solicitors on our panel pay us for the referral service we provide, so you will never be asked to pay us anything for connecting you with the right legal help.