Walker Jack Consultants

Employment Solicitors

Should you suffer an injury or unfair treatment at work which you feel has violated the law, you may wish to seek compensation from the employer.  Especially if you plan to prove your case against a large employer, you may wish to hire a solicitor to handle the case for you.  The cost of hiring that solicitor, however, may make you think twice.

Industrial injuries alone can be difficult to prove—remember that many employers have their own solicitors on staff or on retainer who work to protect the company’s interests and money.  A more complicated case attempting to prove an industrial disease such as asbestos exposure or occupational asthma can be extremely complicated.  The solicitor’s fees for a case such as this can easily reach tens of thousands of pounds.  How could you pay something like that, especially if you’ve had to stop working because of the accident or disease?

One option may be no win no fee employment solicitors.  These are solicitors who agree to take your case on a no win no fee agreement, or conditional fee agreement.  The solicitor does not receive a fee for his or her services unless you prevail in your case.  Then that fee is paid from the settlement award in your case. 

Be aware, though that the solicitor’s fees are generally higher in these no win no fee cases because the solicitor is taking on the risk of losing the case.  There are also other fees to be paid along the way, such as filing fees, expert witness fees, and other fees.  You are generally required to purchase additional insurance against the cost of losing the case, which will reimburse the winning side for their own expenses.

But the no win no fee scheme can allow you to pursue a claim that would otherwise be out of reach and perhaps recover a settlement for your injury.