• "Martin was excellent and clear in his advice, always keeping me informed. He was a pleasure to deal with."
  • "I have never needed to use solicitors before but I was very impressed with the polite and professional service I have received."
  • "Can I just take this opportunity to say how impressed I have been with Ms Nicholls' professionalism and her pleasant, helpful manner."
  • "I was very satisfied with the service I received from Chris Greenwood. I found him very sympathetic and he was a great help to me at the time of Paul's death and all the proceedings right up to final payment."
  • "Melanie explained things very clearly so I could understand the law/jargon well!"
  • "Very pleased with Alicia Dowling's performance throughout. Her proportionate and professional advice was greatly appreciated."
  • "Thank you to Phillip Wicks for being so pleasant and approachable. My settlement for £7,000 has been a lovely surprise and I am extremely grateful."
  • "You provided an excellent service. Stephen Trump was excellent."

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Funding

Funding your personal injury or medical negligence claim

We know that one of your main worries about pursuing a personal injury claim will be ‘how will I pay for it?’ We want to take that worry away so you can be confident of our help whatever your financial situation.

"No win, no fee"

We may enter into a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA) with you which means we only receive payment of our fees if the claim is successful. In the event of a 'win', we are entitled to recover a success fee in addition to our standard costs. This success fee is paid in addition to your compensation. You receive 100% of your compensation.

Legal Expenses Insurance

Many people have Legal Expenses Insurance (LEI) as part of their motor or household insurance without being aware of it. These policies can often help people to bring a claim by assisting you with the expenses of paying for a solicitor. We can help you find out whether you have cover and assist you in filling out the necessary forms.

Trade Union Member

If you are member of a Trade Union you may be entitled to receive funding. We can contact them on your behalf and find out whether they are prepared to help.

Private basis

You may wish to pursue a claim privately. We can advise you on the costs involved in undertaking an initial investigation so you can be sure you always know how much you will have to pay.

Legal Aid/ Legal Services Commission Funding

Legal aid is still available for cases involving medical negligence although it is not now available for other personal injury claims.  We have a Legal Services Commission franchise in clinical negligence which allows us to act for clients who are eligible for legal aid.

In order to qualify for legal aid you must satisfy a three stage test.  The first is the financial means test.  Your income and capital must fall below set thresholds to qualify or you must be in receipt of certain benefits such as income support.  The second is a merits test.  The legal services commission must be satisfied that there are sufficient prospects of success to warrant further investigation.  The final test is a cost/ damages ratio test.  The value of the likely damages to be awarded must considerably outweigh the likely cost of pursuing a claim. 

The strict criteria means that, in reality, only relatively serious injury claims or claims for children are likely to qualify for legal aid funding.

There may be exceptional circumstances where legal aid can be extended for assistance at Inquests.  We will discuss this with you further if this applies to you.