How your claim is funded

Farnworth Rose offers a free initial consultation to assess your claim and how it would be funded.

How to fund your claim will be dependent upon various factors and we will discuss the various funding options, available and recommend the option which would be best for you before your claim commences.

Claims brought in England and Wales

It is normal for claims brought in England & Wales that, if your claim is successful, your opponents will be responsible to pay you compensation and most, if not all, of the legal costs you have incurred.

It is important to ensure that in the event that your claim is not successful you have something in place to ensure that your legal fees will be paid.

Below are some of the options which may be available to you.

Legal Expenses Insurance (LEI)
You may have LEI as part of an existing insurance policy or credit card e.g. motor or household, or possibly credit card insurance. It would be necessary to check through your insurances to establish if you have this cover.

Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA)
CFA’s are often known as “No win No Fee” agreements.
When discussing the CFA with you we would also recommend that you take out an insurance policy, which we will deal with on your behalf. We will provide the insurance company with full details of your potential claim and in the event that your claim is unsuccessful the insurance policy will cover your opponent’s costs, VAT and disbursements and usually your legal costs.

Funding your claim privately
If you decide to fund the claim yourself and your claim is not successful you will be responsible for all legal costs incurred on your behalf. If court proceedings are started and your case is unsuccessful you will also be responsible for paying your opponents legal costs and expenses.