Better Alternatives to No Win No Fee

<h1>Better Alternatives to No Win No Fee</h1>Author: <a title="Christian Ward" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/christian-ward/70503.htm">Christian Ward</a> Everyone is familiar with the phrase 'no win no fee' in personal injury cases but many have only a hazy concept of what it means. Even fewer wil know that there are better alternatives to paying for your claim such as Before the Event (BtE) insurance. People can be concerned about ‘no win no fee’ agreements because as we all know, nothing is ever ‘free’ and especially not from solicitors. Do you end up paying a fee if you win for instance? Will your solicitor want some of your compensation in return? What happens if you lose? Many so-called claims managers will indeed want a part of your compensation if you win, but most law firms will charge you nothing if your claim is wholly successful as their fees should be paid by your opponent. But what happens if you lose? Losing means the costs of your opponent must be paid. To cover this possibility many solicitors will oblige you to buy an After the Event (AtE) insurance policy which can be expensive and often you might need to take out a loan to pay for it. The cost of this will normally be refunded to you if the claim is successful and payment of many policies is deferred to the end of the claim. No-win-no-fee is rarely available unless an injury is involved. If you have not taken other measures you will need to pay your own costs if your case is "damage only." legal expenses insurance such as the product included with Lawcover membership means you can be confident that your legal costs are covered from the outset without taking out any additional policy. Furthermore BtE insurance means that because your own solicitor's costs are covered they will be much more likely to provide advice and assistance in more marginal cases. And of course legal advice is also available for damage-only cases which are far more numerous than those involving personal injury. Your BtE insurance with Lawcover means you will never need to risk the unforeseen and hidden costs often associated with no-win-no-fee.About the Author: Christian is an author of several articles pertaining to <a href="http://www.accidentsdirect.com/no-win-no-fee.aspx" title="No Win No Fee">No Win No Fee</a>, Compensation Claims, Personal Injury Claims and other legal articles.Article Source: <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/">ArticlesBase.com</a> - <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/personal-injury-articles/better-alternatives-to-no-win-no-fee-507169.html" title="Better Alternatives to No Win No Fee">Better Alternatives to No Win No Fee</a>

Everyone is familiar with the phrase 'no win no fee' in personal injury cases but many have only a hazy concept of what it means. Even fewer wil know that there are better alternatives to paying for your claim such as Before the Event (BtE) insurance.

People can be concerned about ‘no win no fee’ agreements because as we all know, nothing is ever ‘free’ and especially not from solicitors. Do you end up paying a fee if you win for instance? Will your solicitor want some of your compensation in return? What happens if you lose?

Many so-called claims managers will indeed want a part of your compensation if you win, but most law firms will charge you nothing if your claim is wholly successful as their fees should be paid by your opponent.

But what happens if you lose?

Losing means the costs of your opponent must be paid. To cover this possibility many solicitors will oblige you to buy an After the Event (AtE) insurance policy which can be expensive and often you might need to take out a loan to pay for it. The cost of this will normally be refunded to you if the claim is successful and payment of many policies is deferred to the end of the claim.

No-win-no-fee is rarely available unless an injury is involved. If you have not taken other measures you will need to pay your own costs if your case is "damage only."

legal expenses insurance such as the product included with Lawcover membership means you can be confident that your legal costs are covered from the outset without taking out any additional policy.

Furthermore BtE insurance means that because your own solicitor's costs are covered they will be much more likely to provide advice and assistance in more marginal cases.

And of course legal advice is also available for damage-only cases which are far more numerous than those involving personal injury.

Your BtE insurance with Lawcover means you will never need to risk the unforeseen and hidden costs often associated with no-win-no-fee.

Christian is an author of several articles pertaining to No Win No Fee, Compensation Claims, Personal Injury Claims and other legal articles.

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