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No-Win, No-Fee Actions

01. Introduction
02. The cost of taking legal action
03. What does 'no-win, no-fee' mean?
04. How do I know what I will have to pay?
05. How can I make sure I don't have to pay a big bill if I lose?
06. How does legal-expenses insurance work?
07. Terms used in legal actions
08. Further Help

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Community Legal Service Leaflets > No-Win, No-Fee Actions

01. Introduction

Taking legal action against someone, for example, if you think they were responsible for injuring you, can be very expensive. With some kinds of case, you can use a system where you have to pay your legal fees only if you win your case. These are called 'conditional-fee agreements', and this leaflet explains how they work.