Paying for claims before and after 01-04-13
Pre-01-04-13
It is safe to say that the most common way to pay for legal costs in personal injury claims is the standard no win no fee agreement (often termed “conditional fee agreements” or “CFA’s”).
February 2013
Increase in small claims limit
From 01-04-13 the any claim for financial losses up to £10,000 will be dealt with in the small claims track.
This means that the parties to the claim are encouraged to represent themselves and the liability for each others legal costs if they lose is strictly limited or non-existent.
This does not affect claims involving an element of personal injury worth over £1,000 but would catch a claim for vehicle repairs if your car was damaged in an accident or by a garage and you were no injured.
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