No Win - No Fee


If your case has an 80% chance of success and your opponent is credit worthy then you may be able to finance the whole of the legal costs of the litigation by using a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA) or Damages Based Agreement (DBA) . Many claims are suitable for a Conditional Fee Agreement or Damages Based Agreement, commonly known as 'no win, no fee' if your claim is successful. 


In a Conditional Fee Agreement with OJN Solicitors, we will only be paid if the claim is successful. We will also be entitled to an extra fee (known as a success fee). The basic fee is normally paid in whole or part by the losing party, while the extra is paid by the successful party. There are other incurred costs (such as court fees or the fee for a medical report). These are normally known as disbursements. Again, the losing party should pay all or part of these costs. You are liable to pay OJN Solicitors for any costs that the losing party is not ordered to pay. 


In a Damages Based Agreement with OJN Solicitors, we will also only be paid if the claim is successful. However, unlike the Conditional Fee Agreement, our fee is a percentage of the damages (compensation) recovered for you if the case is successful. Depending on the type of your case, the percentage could be between 25% and 50% of the damages recovered for you. We will still, nonetheless, be entitled to recover the basic fee and disbursements from the losing party in the usual way, but you will be responsible for paying from the damages any shortfall between the basic fee paid by the losing party and the agreed Damages Based Agreement fee. 


If your claim fails, you will not have to pay OJN Solicitors, but you will still probably have to pay the costs of the successful party - the other side. Also, you will have to pay any other incurred costs (such as court fees or the fee for a medical report). These are normally known as disbursements. However, we may be able to arrange insurance to cover this risk. This is known as 'after the event' insurance. You may have to pay the insurance premium.

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