No Win No Fee Solicitor

MyRealNameToo

Aylesbury_Duck said:

is1971de said:

Aylesbury_Duck said:

is1971de said:

I tried to take my roofer to court also because of a bodged job and it was declined because the chances of getting the cost/claim from the roofer was unlikely to be successful so it was declined.

Who declined it?

my legal assistance from home insurance

The chances of finding a solicitor taking it on would seem to be slim because in a NWNF arrangement they won't get paid in the (seemingly likely) event that the claim is unsuccessful or is successful but the roofer won't or can't pay.

This is an insurer not a solicitor. The solicitor would get paid because the insurer pays them, though exact commercial arrangements can be complex.

Aylesbury_Duck

MyRealNameToo said:

Aylesbury_Duck said:

is1971de said:

Aylesbury_Duck said:

is1971de said:

I tried to take my roofer to court also because of a bodged job and it was declined because the chances of getting the cost/claim from the roofer was unlikely to be successful so it was declined.

Who declined it?

my legal assistance from home insurance

The chances of finding a solicitor taking it on would seem to be slim because in a NWNF arrangement they won't get paid in the (seemingly likely) event that the claim is unsuccessful or is successful but the roofer won't or can't pay.

This is an insurer not a solicitor. The solicitor would get paid because the insurer pays them, though exact commercial arrangements can be complex.

I meant that if OP's insurer wasn't inclined to pursue it, I suspect that a solicitor looking at it would come to the same conclusion if OP engaged a solicitor to pursue their own legal action.

MyRealNameToo

Aylesbury_Duck said:

MyRealNameToo said:

Aylesbury_Duck said:

is1971de said:

Aylesbury_Duck said:

is1971de said:

I tried to take my roofer to court also because of a bodged job and it was declined because the chances of getting the cost/claim from the roofer was unlikely to be successful so it was declined.

Who declined it?

my legal assistance from home insurance

The chances of finding a solicitor taking it on would seem to be slim because in a NWNF arrangement they won't get paid in the (seemingly likely) event that the claim is unsuccessful or is successful but the roofer won't or can't pay.

This is an insurer not a solicitor. The solicitor would get paid because the insurer pays them, though exact commercial arrangements can be complex.

I meant that if OP's insurer wasn't inclined to pursue it, I suspect that a solicitor looking at it would come to the same conclusion if OP engaged a solicitor to pursue their own legal action.

Assuming its a Small Track case you'll generally struggle to get a solicitor interested even if you have a good chance of winning and your up against a big company which clearly has funds because all they can get is a percentage of your award. If your claiming say £1k even taking 100% of your award isnt going to cover the costs. 

It'll be a different matter if you engage them not on a conditional funding agreement