Pursuing a former solicitor sounds expensive. In practice, most undersettled military claims are funded by a conditional fee agreement (CFA) — better known as no win, no fee — so the financial risk to you is kept very low.
How a conditional fee agreement works
- You pay nothing up front for our work.
- If your claim is unsuccessful, you don't pay our fees.
- If your claim succeeds, our basic costs are usually recovered from the other side, and we take an agreed success fee from your compensation.
- By law, that success fee is capped at 25% of certain damages — and we agree it with you clearly before you commit.
To cover the other side's costs in the rare event a claim doesn't succeed, we can arrange "after the event" (ATE) insurance. We'll explain all of this in plain terms at the outset, so there are no surprises.
What the free review covers
Before any agreement, your initial case review is free and carries no obligation. We assess the merits, explain whether a claim is realistic, and only offer to take it on if we believe it has good prospects. Because solicitors generally only fund claims they expect to win, being offered a no win, no fee agreement is itself an encouraging sign about your case.
Will it cost me my old settlement?
No. Your previous settlement is yours. An undersettlement claim seeks the additional compensation you should have received — the shortfall — not a return of what you already have.
Funding is rarely the real barrier; uncertainty is. The simplest way to remove it is to ask. Learn what the process involves, then request your free review.