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PRODUCT LIABILITY UK
If you have been injured by substandard consumer goods or as a result of pharmaceutical drugs or a defective medical device then you may be able to claim damages from the manufacturers insurance company. For free advice on no win no fee claims and product liability UK law just complete the contact form and a member of The Law Society panel of personal injury experts will telephone you with no obligation. If after speaking to us you decide to proceed no further then you are quite at liberty to do so and you will not be charged for our advice.
No win no fee agreements which are also called conditional fee arrangements (CFA) were first introduced in 1998 with the intention of removing Legal Aid for most personal injury cases. The scheme operates in such a way that a solicitor who takes a case on usually only receives payment for his legal costs if the claim is successful and damages are awarded. If the case is lost then the solicitor must write of his legal costs and he will not get paid for any of his time spent in running the claim.
There are a number of important matters which must be considered in relation to CFA’s as solicitors have a substantial discretion on the terms and conditions. Some solicitors will fund and finance every part of the claim including any expenses that must be paid out including insurance, medical records charges, medical reports and court fees whereas other solicitors, whilst doing the actual legal work i.e. their time spent, on a no win no fee basis will expect the client to pay for all disbursements upfront. Some solicitors will make arrangements for this case financing through a loan arranged in the clients name. In the event that the case is lost then this type of arrangement has the potential for the client to lose any money paid out on disbursements.
One further matter which needs consideration in regards to CFA’s relates to the potential liability of the client to be ordered to pay the other sides costs if the case is lost. In product liability UK law the loser usually has to pay the legal fees of the winning side. This problem is resolved by the use of ‘after the event’ insurance which covers the loser against the responsibilty of being ordered to pay the winners costs.
We are an independent nationwide network of solicitors offering free legal advice on defective products claims. All of our solicitors use the no win no fee scheme and do not ask for any financial contribution from you as the case proceeds. Our claims are completely risk free and you will not have to pay for any expenses, medical reports or insurance policy. Compensation is paid in full with absolutely no deductions.*
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