No Win No Fee Personal Injury Lawyers
TAKE THE FIRST STEP.
WE'LL DO THE REST.
What We Do
A personal injury includes any injury to the body or mind caused by the carelessness of another.
When you’ve suffered a personal injury, the person responsible may have breached a legal duty of care to you, either negligently or intentionally.
Personal injury law allows the injured person to sue the wrongdoer and collect financial compensation—otherwise known as damages.
This compensation can cover medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, future needs, and more.
Our Values
We are a law firm dedicated not only to claiming proper compensation for you, but supporting you to live independently, and free from the burden of your personal injury.
We want to empower people who suffer personal injury to claim compensation for a proper future of independent and fulfilling living.
Where Are We
We cover the whole of Queensland!
We do things differently and work largely remotely (this keeps our costs down).
However, if there is a need, we can easily meet in person in Brisbane, Gold Cost, Sunshine Coast and most of South East Queensland.
Queensland Compensation Lawyers
No Win No Fee
Guaranteed
No Upfront Costs
Get a free legal assessment of your personal injury claim, by a lawyer. No cost to you, no obligation, and no pressure on you.
No Uplift Fees
We don't charge an uplift fee on our standard costs. Your legal costs won't change just because the claim was successful.
No Surprises
We want you to know everything about how we work, what the process is, and how much it will all cost, before you engage us.
Workplace Injury Claims
Public Liability Claims
Car Accident Claims
Workcover Claims
Children's Injury Claims
Wrongful Death Claims
What does No Win No Fee Mean?
It’s a popular phrase used by lawyers to quickly refer to a case (usually personal injury related) that is speculative in nature.
In short, it means if a lawyer takes on your claim and loses, you won’t incur any fees at all.
In the long version, lawyers use different versions of the ‘no win no fee’ offer:
- Sometimes, it means that you won’t incur the law firms legal professional fees, but will still incur all other legal costs, such as barristers fees and court costs. Which can still be substantial.
- Sometimes, it means you won’t incur legal costs at all, but will incur the cost of any medical reports and experts that are needed to properly bring your claim. Which can be costly.
- Sometimes, it means you won’t incur all the costs of bringing the claim, but if you lose and have to pay the other parties legal costs, then you have to pay those yourself. Again, this can be very costly.
Our version of the No-Win-No-Fee is the best of all the offerings. If you do not win your personal injury claim then:
- You will not incur any lawyers costs from us, at all.
- You will not incur any of your own barristers fees, at all.
- You will not incur any legal costs of bringing your personal injury claim.
- You will not incur any of the costs of obtaining any medical examinations or medical reports needed to pursue your personal injury claim.
- You will not incur any of the costs of any adverse legal costs award made against you by a Court in the event you lose at Court.
We have made it as simple as possible, in the event you lose a claim we pursue, it will not cost you at all, and we will cover 100% of all costs incurred in bringing the personal injury claim on your behalf.
That is not only a promise we promote, you will find it squarely stated as part of our formal engagement.
What happens if I lose my claim?
Apart from the disappointment of losing a claim you have made, you will only have lost some time and effort.
You will have lost no money, we pay for all your medical reports, and medical experts costs ourselves, and you will not have to repay any of those costs in the event your claim is unsuccessful.
We simply write off those costs.
The same goes for any fees incurred with any court fees, barristers fees, or other 3rd party expenses we have incurred, they are all written off, and you do not repay any of them.
Lastly, our own professional fees that have built up in dealing with your personal injury claim are no charged to you at all, and again, are written off.
As should seem clear, we don’t want to lose your personal injury claim!
How do I get a Free Legal Claim Assessment?
The best way to get a free personal injury case assessment it to complete our online smart form.
It’s really simple to complete, will guide you along the way and only ask the most important and relevant questions.
It generally takes between 10 to 30 mins of your time (depending on the extent of your injuries sustained) to complete, and you can save your progress anytime and come back to it later also.
During the process, you will be invited to upload any relevant documents you might have already on hand, and provide further information for us to consider.
Once the form is completed and submitted by you, our lawyers will review all the information and any documents you have provided.
Then our lawyer (best suited to your type of claim) will reach out to you during your preferred day/time, and by telephone, email, video call, or in person (as you prefer) to discuss your personal injury claim.
We will provide you with our initial views on your personal injury claim, what avenues may be available, and our thoughts on the likelihood of the claim being successful or not.
If we consider that your personal injury case in one that we can take on, we’ll offer to do so, and provide you with a formal engagement letter, with an estimate of what the costs might be (if the claim is successful).
There is no obligation to engage us after the review process, and er promise no pushy sales pitch, no pressure, no BS, just clear, calm, considered legal advice to help you get started.
If you want to take that first step and engage us, then we’ll do the rest from there.
How much does a lawyer take from a compensation payout?
There is no one answer to the question, as it depends on the amount of work undertaken and the other medical and barristers costs involved.
Of course, the underlying hourly rate charged by the lawyer also has an effect. Even small increases can have a large cumulative effect, especially for larger, more complex claims.
For example, a lawyer charging $440 per hour who has spent 20 hours working on your claim will cost you $8,800. A lawyer charging $550 per hour, will cost you $11,000, and a lawyer charging $770 per hour will cost you $15,400. All for 20 hours worth of their time working on your file.
You can read more about what we charge per hour here.
An estimate of the costs involved in your claim is always set out in our first engagement letter, before you engage us to provide your claim.
Generally, the quicker the claim is settled, the less work is done and the less fees would be taken off the final compensation received by injured person.
However, that doesn’t mean its best to settle things early. Often early offers may be made to test the water, which might not be a true reflection of the amount of compensation you might need to fully recover and sustain your old lifestyle as you might want to.
It’s important to know your rights, know your injuries, and know your true compensation expectations to assess any offer provided.
In Queensland, compensation payments are also protected by what’s referred to as the 50/50 rule. You can read more about the 50/50 rule here.
What is the 50/50 rule in personal injury claims?
Simply put, the 50/50 rule states the maximum amount that a lawyer could charge a client for their legal services in pursuing your injury claim.
You’ll find the rule within in section 347 of the Legal Profession Act 2007.
It applies to all lawyers, but generally is only used in circumstances where the legal costs that could be charged are substantial, as against the compensation, damages, or settlement sum being paid.
By way of example of when the 50/50 rule might apply in a simple scenario:
- Say your legal costs bill that has built up over time is $60,000.
- Your barrister fees are at $30,000 (which we paid for you).
- Your medical experts costs are at $20,000 (which we paid for you).
- You decide to accept an offer and settle your personal claim for $150,000.
- Of that $150,000 we receive on your behalf:
- We deduct $30,000 to reimburse us for the barristers fees.
- We deduct $20,000 to reimburse us for the medical experts costs.
- Of the remaining $100,000, you must at least receive 50% pursuant to the 50/50 rule.
- So you receive $50,000 as your compensation.
- We receive the remaining $50,000 for legal fees, and write off the balance of your legal bill ($10,000).
The reality is that the 50/50 rule only really becomes something to be concerned with if your claim is quite small, but the legal work required to pursue it is substantial.
To contrast the position when the 50/50 rule does not take effect, here is a simple example:
- Say your legal costs bill that has built up over time is $30,000.
- Your barrister fees are at $30,000 (which we paid for you).
- Your medical experts costs are at $20,000 (which we paid for you).
- You decide to accept an offer and settle your personal claim for $150,000.
- Of that $150,000 we receive on your behalf:
- We deduct $30,000 to reimburse us for the barristers fees.
- We deduct $20,000 to reimburse us for the medical experts costs.
- Of the remaining $100,000, you will receive $70,000 as your compensation (because legal fees are not over 50% of the remaining settlement sum).
- We receive the remaining $30,000 for legal fees.
You should remember that the legal fees that a lawyer charges you must always be fair and reasonable and in line with the costs agreement that you have agreed to.
SO it is important to understand the estimates, hourly charges, and other fees that may be charged, because it will have an impact on the final amount you may receive in your compensation payout.
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No-Win-No-Fee Personal Injury Lawyers
The genuine guarantee offered by No-Win-No-Fee is a collaborative effort between local Sunshine Coast Lawyers Michael Turner and Andrew Needham.
Michael is an experienced civil litigation lawyer that is now concentrating on offering business law, and personal injury case management, through his own law firm, Queensland Legal.
Andrew is an experienced personal injury lawyer, who’s sole area of legal practice has been in personal injury. Andrew now offers his personal injury services through his own law firm, Andrew Needham Lawyers.
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