Many people blame the wide availability of no win no fee claims on the sudden influx of frivolous cases in which common sense is overlooked in favour of monetary reward for the stupid and docile. However, in reality, no win no fee claims are actually likely to simply be pursued by those who might otherwise have not been able to seek the compensation that was rightfully theirs.
Ultimately, it is worth remembering that no lawyer is likely to take on a case on a no win no fee basis unless they honestly believe that they can win the case. If they didn’t believe they could, they would be wasting a great deal of very valuable time. As such, the majority of such claims are likely to be far more rooted in genuine law than claims made by people who actually have money to lose should their case fail.
For those actively seeking injury claims, this can only be good news, meaning that they can very quickly find out whether or not they really do have a case for compensation and, if so, how much they are likely to be awarded. Such an approach simply means that those with little expendable income can actively seek the compensation they are owed rather than simply fearing the huge corporate machines with money to burn on legal representation.
The huge rise in frivolous cases that completely go against common sense has very little to do with no win no fee and far more to do with changes in legislation and even in the way that other countries’ legal proceedings influence our own judges. For those who have genuine accident or injury claims, a no win no fee approach is simply likely to ensure that level of income doesn’t have a bearing on getting the compensation that is deserved.