Costs
This means our fees (plus VAT) and the disbursements (which means fees and expenses incurred in pursuing your claim such as Court fees, the fee of the medical expert(s) for preparing reports, fees charged by hospitals and GP’s for release of your medical records, the insurance premium and such like). They also mean the same for your opponents. If your claim is successful, then the normal rule is that your opponents (the losing party) have to pay your reasonable costs in addition to the compensation. Normally, they will not want to pay these or will want to pay as little of them as possible. We, therefore, have to negotiate those as well, after the settlement of your compensation has been reached. We have a specialist team who handle this.
The link is to the service provided by them to other firms. They also deal with all of our internal costs negotiations.
If you lose, then we will advise you what will happen. In cases where we are acting for you under a “no win no fee” agreement, then no fee will be charged unless you are guilty of fraud or have failed to co-operate fully with us to assist you in maximising the chances of successfully pursuing your claim. The same will apply with regard to the insurance backing your claim. The likelihood is that they will protect you against having to pay any disbursements and/or any costs of your opponents. Again, we will advise you fully before any decisions are made.
