Most personal injury claims are made against the person who was negligent or their employers however it must always be remembered that for a claim to make financial sense the proposed defendant must be either insured or in a financially stable position and be able to satisfy any agreement for settlement or any damages awarded in a court case. If a claim does go to court there is always the possibility that the claimant will lose his case and the legal costs of defendant could be awarded against the claimant. It is in these circumstances that the claimant needs to be financially protected against such an eventuallity, which our lawyers deal with by way of a type of Legal Expenses Insurance (LEI) otherwise known as After The Event insurance (ATE).
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ATE & Legal Expenses Insurance (LEI)
One question of concern, not only to proposed claimants but also to the lawyers acting on their behalf, is what happens if the claimant loses. Under normal circumstances, if legal proceedings have been issued in a court of law and the claimant loses then a judge will order the claimant to pay the defendant’s legal costs. Our solicitors may, in appropriate cases, take out a policy of After The Event (ATE) insurance which indemnifies a claimant against losing and in the event of a lost case, the ATE insurers will pay the defendant’s costs awarded by the judge. Our solicitors arrange LEI cover through a specialist company that has over 20 years experience of After The Event (ATE) insurance and also provides ATE insurance to many other legal firms situated throughout the country. Our solicitors pay for this cover for the claimant themselves although in certain circumstances it may not be necessary, if the claimant already has Legal Expenses Insurance (LEI) cover included in any existing policy of insurance.
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Uninsured Defendants
Almost all cases that lawyers pursue are ones where the proposed defendant is actually insured however in regards to some claims it is still possible to pursue a claim even where the proposed defendant is uninsured. It is possible to get an order for the sale of property or an ‘attachment of earnings’ order which deducts a proportion of the defendant’s wages and pays it to the victim which will ensure that the victim is paid in due course.
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Our solicitors operate nationwide and deal with compensation claims using the no win no fee scheme. Compensation is paid in full with no deductions and there is no need to finance your claim. If the case is lost you still pay nothing. Your claim will be assessed in detail at no cost to you and if after talking to us you decide not to take matters further then you are under no obligation to do so and you will not be charged for our advice.
