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WHAT WILL IT COST ME?

No Win No Fee

We are one of approximately five hundred firms from eleven thousand nation wide that the Law Society approved Accident Line Protect funding option.

The No Win No Fee Agreement

The Accident Line Protect Scheme provides a genuine risk free litigation service. The normal rule is that whoever wins has their costs paid by the loser. Accident Line Protect means that if you lose you will not be liable for the other side’s costs.

If you win then your opponent will pay the majority of your costs enabling you to obtain maximum benefit from your damages.

How Are Costs Calculated

• Costs are calculated on an hourly basis.
• In addition to the hourly basis a success fee is calculated based on a percentage uplift of the basic costs.
• Due to new rules the defendants will pay your basic costs and the uplift.
• If the uplift is reduced by agreement or by the court then you will not be liable for the difference.
• Costs are very important as some claims companies may take the lion’s share of damages. It is important that any agreement is considered very carefully.
• We only use the Law Society approved conditional fee agreement and the Law Society approved after event insurance product.
• We feel that this provides the client with the fairest and most comprehensive package.

Other Methods of Funding

We will be more than happy to discuss with you other possible methods of funding. Unfortunately now, legal aid has largely been withdrawn for personal injury accidents. A conditional fee agreement is suitable for the vast majority of clients. However, you may wish to fund the matter privately or alternatively you might have an existing form of legal expense insurance which we will be happy to review with you.

We appreciate that clients seeking compensation do not wish to expose themselves to the risk of having to pay out money. We want to make the question of costs totally transparent and we will be more than happy to discuss any aspect of costs with you during the initial free consultation.

Disbursements

Disbursements are the expenses that we have to pay out on your behalf in order to bring your claim. They will include such items as medical report fees, obtaining your medical notes, court fees and other expenses. As part of the Accident Line package we can offer funding from the Bank of Ireland. This means that you do not have to pay out anything in advance.

Deductions From Your Compensation

As we have said, it is our intention that you receive the maximum amount of compensation at the end of the case.

We aim to ensure that you receive as much as possible. Possible deductions include :

• If your case is unusually complex or difficult
• If your case goes on for a long time
• If you have had to fund some disbursements and interest becomes payable.

Click here to view the Law Society approved Accident Line Conditional Fee Agreement.