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Alec’s client came to him following a nasty accident on a construction site. The client had walked along the scaffold plank and the plank gave way, he fell and sustained a head injury. The lead construction company, who was responsible for the overall construction site attempted to blame the scaffolding company (who did technically fail to secure the boards correctly), other construction contractors and even the client – but they assured Alec that they were not to blame.

Already agreeing to a ‘No Win, No Fee’ agreement Alec, upon receiving the denial, advised the client to not waste time pursuing the others that the lead construction company were suggesting. Alec asked the client to trust him (which he did).

What Alec did next is point out to the lead construction company that their argument had no merit. They had signed off approval of the scaffold company, absolving them of any responsibility. The other construction contractors may have used the scaffolding before the lead company had authorised use of the scaffold but Alec argued that the liability fell squarely with them. Alec also pointed out that his client couldn’t be blamed for the accident because he had no way of knowing that the board was not secured.

Alec gave them 14 days and said if they did not provide an admission he would advise his client to issue legal proceedings. On the 13th day Alec received an email confirming that the insurers for the lead construction company admitted responsibility and invited the client to obtain medical evidence in support of his claim.

It was Alec’s knowledge and experience that led to the admission being obtained early. Less experienced personal injury claims handlers would have simply redirected the claim to the scaffold company or to another potential Defendant. Each would have denied liability and would have left the client in a situation where they wouldn’t have known who to proceed against and could have ended up going through legal proceedings unnecessarily.

Both Rebecca and Alec have vast experience in construction site accidents and 90% will know who is the responsible party from the outset. There are, and have been, some very complicated relationships between employers and contractors but that won’t deter Rebecca and Alec in offering you a “No Win, No Fee” accident at work claim!

Many people do question “how can it really be No Win, No Fee and I don’t have to pay Rebecca & Alec’s legal fees?”. It is quite a reasonable concern and Rebecca & Alec want to reassure their clients.

All “No Win, No Fee” law firms offer the same funding arrangement. As the Government removed legal aid in 1999 there had to be a way for people to be able to bring a claim without being responsible for thousand of pounds in legal fees and expenses.  However, as a compromise, the government introduced Conditional Fee Agreements to allow clients to be able to bring legitimate claims without concern about legal costs.

This meant that a client would be able to recover their legal costs from the Defendant but know that if they were unsuccessful, they could walk away without having to pay anything. It really is “No Win, No Fee”. 

Clients did not have to worry about the legal fees, but what about the expenses? Well, if liability is admitted you don’t have to worry about the expenses such as medical report fees and court costs – because the Defendant has admitted they are liable. What about if liability is denied? If Rebecca and Alec think your claim can proceed on a “No Win, No Fee” basis, then they can ensure you have insurance in place to protect you from adverse legal costs.

Rebecca & Alec take pleasure in advising clients that they will never have to pay a single penny out of their own pocket.