No Win, No Fee with Partial Responsibility
A common misconception concerning people entering into a ‘no win, no fee’ personal injury agreement with a solicitor, is one of partial responsibility for the accident that caused the injury.
Even if you are partially responsible for the accident – be it at work, on holiday, or in a car – then the ‘no win, no fee’ solicitor should be able to prepare a strong case to enable you to receive compensation.
Contributory negligence does not affect the personal injury claim. Instead, a deduction is made from the full amount of compensation you would otherwise have received based upon the role you played in initiating the accident.
A useful example is that of a victim of a car accident suffering multiple injuries including whiplash, facial injuries and a broken arm. Most people are likely to believe that, as the victim was a passenger in a friend’s car and had not been wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident, any claim for compensation would be dismissed almost immediately.
A ‘no win, no fee’ personal injury solicitor would persuade the victim otherwise, arguing that the victim was only partially responsible for the accident (by not wearing a seatbelt), but was not culpable for the actual cause of the car crash.
By so doing, the personal injury solicitor would release 50 per cent of the compensation due to the victim.
By approaching a ‘no win no fee’ solicitor, any victim of a car accident can pursue a claim for compensation at no cost to themselves.