Emissions Mercedes group action claim, question.

diystarter7

born_again said:

diystarter7 said:

Update.

We've made initial contact with one of the outfits that is offering a no-win, no fee offer.
However, I am researching and will ask about the following.
Below I've cut and pasted from the link from MSE and something to consider.

Signing up is free – but not risk-free

As these are 'no win, no fee' legal claims, you won't have to pay anything upfront to join any of them, though if you do join and the claim is successful, somewhere between a third and a half of the payout will go to the law firm.

If a claim ISN'T successful, you're unlikely to have to pay anything, but it's not impossible. If a court ruled in favour of the manufacturer you could technically be liable for its legal costs. In practice, this would likely be covered by the law firm's 'ATE' or 'after the event' insurance – but the cover will be capped, so it's not bulletproof. 

We aren't able to verify whether firms have this cover – but almost all of those listed in the table below told us that they have, or will take out, sufficient ATE cover to protect you from having to pay legal costs.

The exception is Keller Lenkner UK. It said it puts insurance cover in place "in most cases", although it decides this on a case-by-case basis. It added that it has also made a legal promise to financially protect clients itself from having to pay anything if their claim fails.

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/diesel-emissions-group-legal-claims/?_ga=2.180553317.318991900.1654159708-1629466805.1654159708&_gl=1*q5gl3r*_ga*MTYyOTQ2NjgwNS4xNjU0MTU5NzA4*_ga_X74CWQS9F0*MTY1NDE1OTcwOC4xLjEuMTY1NDE2MjA5MS41OA..

So there you have it. How much do they charge for that insurance?

According to the MSE link, ZERO.
However, I will find out how much claimants are covered for with their free insurance.

iambrad

A top barrister called Daniel Shensmith aka the BlackBeltBarrister has just done a really informative video on the Mercedes dieselgate scandal on YouTube. Answered lots of my initial queries on this. Check it out here 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rsqu7Owi4zo

Grumpy_chap

iambrad said:

A top barrister 

Do "top barristers" or, indeed "top of any profession" need to engage in such promotional activity or simply have more than sufficient work that they can pick and choose what they take on?

Manxman_in_exile

I believe the Blackbelt Barrister is reasonably well regarded within the legal profession?

I wouldn't assume that just because they have their own You Tube channel that their opinion on legal matters isn't worthy of note.