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My close friend recently had an injury at work and is looking to chat with a medical solicitor to see what they can do...

 

Any suggestions in the Sheffield/Yorkshire area?

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If he/she is in a trade union, they will help for free

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irwin mitchell

 

I would prefer a dedicated specialist, I found this company on Google who look great!

 

Thanks for the response.

 

---------- Post added 11-04-2018 at 20:48 ----------

 

If he/she is in a trade union, they will help for free

 

Thank you, just asked and they said no.

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I would prefer a dedicated specialist, I found this company on Google who look great!

 

Thanks for the response.

 

---------- Post added 11-04-2018 at 20:48 ----------

 

 

Thank you, just asked and they said no.

 

I think you might be getting a little confused.

 

If your friend had an accident at work that is a personal injury claim. Its employer liability.

 

The solicitor you have highlighted deal with medical negligence (eg: misdiagnosis or botched treatment). That is a totally different specialism.

 

There are plenty of dedicated personal injury solicitors out there and most will offer a no-win no fee.

 

A word of advice when looking, be careful check when doing a web search that the place you choose is a proper solicitors firm rather than some glossy looking but completely useless accident management company.

 

If you ever in doubt, check the firm's credentials here:

 

http://solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk/search/results?LocationId=sheffield-south-yorkshire&Location=Sheffield+&Pro=False&UmbrellaLegalIssue=LIUPIN&LegalIssue=LIPIN&Language=

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There are plenty of dedicated personal injury solicitors out there and most will offer a no-win no fee.

 

 

A word of warning that I think people ought to be aware of.

 

You mention 'no win, no fee' here, quite rightly. People however should be aware that this isn't all it seems.

 

Many people take that to mean that if they succeed, they won't have to pay. That's not right. You will.

 

The warning relates to how much. The law recommends 25% of damages as a maximum.

 

One of the firms mentioned here will take, on average, 45%, through a mechanism whereby they 'avoid' the current law. What they do is theoretically legal, but wouldn't be approved by a Court if challenged.

 

Just a warning to be careful about that. :cool:

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and wasn't no-win, no-fee supposed to have been stopped a while back?

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and wasn't no-win, no-fee supposed to have been stopped a while back?

 

Not quite.

 

The concept was changed.

 

The 'no win, no fee' part remains. If you don't win, you don't pay anything.

 

It used to be (until 2013) that you wouldn't pay if you won either. You would recover all your costs from the Defendants. Now that doesn't happen, and you will have to pay a percentage of your damages to cover the costs of the claim. The idea was 25% (the Jackson cap) but certain firms have found ways round that.

 

Oddly, despite the fact that insurers demanded those changes in 2013, and said premiums would drop hugely ("we'll pass the savings on, we promise!!"), I never noticed my premium go down, rather it continued to increase. Who would have thought the billionaire insurers would lie! :hihi:

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