What Will It Cost Me To Make A Personal Injury Claim?

No, we will never ask you to make any up-front payments. Your claim will be funded by a No Win No Fee agreement which in essence means that if your claim fails you will not have to pay any of our legal costs. For more information on how the No Win No Fee Agreement works, please refer to the relevant FAQ.

There may be other fees associated to your claim, but these will only be payable at the end of your claim, these include:

If Your Claim Is Successful:

Success Fee

Charged at no more than 25% of your compensation and is only payable if your claim is successful.

ATE Policy Premium

This is taken out on a case by case basis and is only payable if your claim is successful. The benefit of an insurance policy is that it will pay for your own “disbursements” i.e. charges incurred during the running of your claim such as court fees and medical expert fees, as well as paying the other side’s costs.

The insurance premium does not have to be paid until the end of your claim. If you are not successful then you will not be asked to pay the insurance premium. If you are sucessful then the premium will be deducted from your compensation.

Non-attendance of medical appointments

If you fail to attend a medical appointment the expert may charge a non-attendance fee, which will have to be paid by you in order to continue your claim. This rarely happens as we make clients aware of appointments in advance to give them ample opportunity to re-arrange the appointment if necessary.

If Your Claim Is Unsuccessful:

If your claim is unsuccessful you will normally have the benefit of Qualified One-Way Cost Shifting so the court will not usually enforce an order for costs against you, unless:

• The proceedings have been struck out;
• The claim is fundamentally dishonest;
• The claim includes a claim for the financial benefit of someone else;
• Failure to beat a Part 36 offer made by your opponent

As mentioned above, you will not need to pay our charges, but we may require you to pay our expenses and disbursements if you have not taken out an ATE policy at the outset.

The prospect of having to pay the third-party costs can be daunting but it should not be a cause of concern for genuine claimants. We will guide you through the process and ensure that you are informed of everything you need to know. We have never had a cost order awarded against any of our clients thus far

How We Can Help

For further information regarding the above or if you would like to discuss a Personal Injury related query with one of the team, please call on freephone 0800 011 6666 or e-mail the team at legal@timms-law.com.