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No win no fee

G3VKI
G3VKI Posts: 15 Forumite
in Consumer rights
If you engage a "no-win no-fee" solicitor and he/she loses a court case, who pays the winner's legal costs?
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  • Apples2
    Apples2 Posts: 6,442 Forumite
    Who cares??

    The Losing Solicitor I would imagine, he took all the risk.
  • balloo_2
    balloo_2 Posts: 876 Forumite
    Have they asked you for your car insurance or home insurance? legal thingy watch for that.
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  • Equaliser123
    Equaliser123 Posts: 3,404 Forumite
    G3VKI wrote: »
    If you engage a "no-win no-fee" solicitor and he/she loses a court case, who pays the winner's legal costs?

    An after-the-event insurance policy which is taken out.
  • Equaliser123
    Equaliser123 Posts: 3,404 Forumite
    Apples2 wrote: »
    Who cares??

    The Losing Solicitor I would imagine, he took all the risk.

    "Who cares??". Why bother posting?

    Solicitor takes the risk of his own fees not being recoverable. ATE insurance policy taken out in respect of other party's costs.
  • whatmichaelsays
    whatmichaelsays Posts: 2,927 Forumite
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    The chances are that any NWNF solicitor will only be prepared to touch any case in which it there is a very high likelihood of victory. Anything remotely questionable and they'd avoid it.
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  • Equaliser123
    Equaliser123 Posts: 3,404 Forumite
    whatmichaelsays wrote: »
    The chances are that any NWNF solicitor will only be prepared to touch any case in which it there is a very high likelihood of victory. Anything remotely questionable and they'd avoid it.

    Not strictly correct. As costs awards are giving up to 200% uplift on "normal" fees if successful, there are more cases being taken on.
  • unholyangel
    unholyangel Posts: 16,866 Forumite
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    whatmichaelsays wrote: »
    The chances are that any NWNF solicitor will only be prepared to touch any case in which it there is a very high likelihood of victory. Anything remotely questionable and they'd avoid it.

    Depends. They'd likely weigh up risk vs reward. They obviously wont take on a case if they think theres no chance of winning it.

    But if the pay out would be good and they think theres a chance, they might. Higher the payout, the more likely they would be to take the risk - to a certain degree of course.
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  • neilmcl
    neilmcl Posts: 19,460 Forumite
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    No win no fee, means just that - you won't have to pay you own solicitor. It doesn't mean that you won't be liable for the third-party's costs or court fees should the claim fail. That's why in most cases you usually take out some form of insurance to cover the risk. The risk is yours not your solicitors btw.

    Google is your friend - http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/choosingandusing/payingforservices/nowinnofee.law
  • G3VKI
    G3VKI Posts: 15 Forumite
    Equaliser123 wrote: »
    "Who cares??". Why bother posting?

    Solicitor takes the risk of his own fees not being recoverable. ATE insurance policy taken out in respect of other party's costs.

    I care if I end up footing the bill when my no-win no-fee guy loses.
  • pinkshoes
    pinkshoes Posts: 20,656 Forumite
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    I think the clue is in the name "no win, NO FEE", and that goes for their fees and the other side's fees.
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