Disaster litigation solicitors are required to maintain a high level of co-operation with other firms representing both other claimants and defendants due to the complexities of an incident that may involve criminal investigation, public enquiry, criminal prosecution and civil claims. These claims typically involve rail, air or sea travel often with damage caused or exacerbated by the elements or by natural forces and more recently contributed to by terrorist actions. There is a need to provide efficient dispute resolution where appropriate which is preferable to action in the civil courts for compensatory damages. If it does become necessary to issue legal proceedings many of these incidents proceed by way of a ‘class action’ whereby all claimants pool information and deal with one or more test cases that are representative of all claims and subsequently become an authoritative method of dealing with other outstanding claims to save on financial resources and on court time.
In these multiple claimant cases it may be appropriate for just one firm of disaster litigation solicitors to represent all potential claimants however there may be a point reached where there are internal conflicts of interest within the group in which case there will be no alternative to separate representation at least for those groups with contrary interests thereby creating more than one group engaging in class action with the potential for several individual legal actions in addition. No one can be forced into class action and there is always the option of taking an individual case directly to the courts.
Our disaster litigation solicitors are Law Society panel members offering personal injury expertise, they are members of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) and in addition providers within our network are also members of the Legal Services Commission multi-party action panel enabling them to deal with potential class action legal aid. We also have members who are recognized by both ‘Headway’ the nation brain injury charity and by the Spinal Injuries Association.
Solicitors within our network offer their services using either legal aid or on a no win no fee basis and you will not be asked to fund or finance the court case as it proceeds. All claims are completely risk free. Win or lose there are no charges. When you win, your compensation will be paid in full with absolutely no deductions. If you would like free advice without obligation, either use the helpline or complete the contact form and a solicitor will call you immediately. If you decide not to move forward with a claim after our free advice, you are under no obligation to do so and you will not pay for the phone consultation.
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