no win no fee solicitor rates - any legal eagles on here?

[djneils98]

Any solicitors on here?? Is max 25% of any compensation for a medical negligence case a reasonable fee? in line with standard for this type of thing?
thanks in advance

[KungFuPanda]

Yes that's standard.

[Saleen836]

djneils98 said:

Any solicitors on here?? Is max 25% of any compensation for a medical negligence case a reasonable fee? in line with standard for this type of thing?
thanks in advance

Is it 25% plus VAT or simply a fee of 25%?

[ElectricPics]

Saleen836 said:

Is it 25% plus VAT or simply a fee of 25%?

25% of the settlement, or award made by a court. Plus the cost of an After The Event insurance policy they will (usually) have got you to take out to cover legal fees if you lose in court. No VAT involved.

[djneils98]

thanks to those who replied - most helpful

[SydneyBridge]

Check you haven't got Legal Expenses Insurance on any insurance policy, that might cover such a claim.

[theboss]

SydneyBridge said:

Check you haven't got Legal Expenses Insurance on any insurance policy, that might cover such a claim.

I had legal expenses insurance which covered medical negligence... but only in very limited circumstances and it didn’t cover (for example) misdiagnosis.

Also the fee that the law firm takes isn’t as straightforward as X% of any settlement. They take a cut of some elements of the award but not others.

I’m 18 months into a claim.