Watchdog Slams Legal Claim Firms

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A watchdog says legal claim firms should be banned from using the 'No, fee, no win' phrase.

So many claimants are facing unexpected or illegitimate bills from "no win, no fee" law firms that the phrase should be scrapped, a watchdog has said.

In a damning report, the Legal Ombudsman said it dealt with around 600 cases last year where "no win, no fee" lawyers wrongly billed clients for "significant and unexpected costs".

As a result, it ordered firms to pay almost ?1m in compensation.

It blamed an "increasingly aggressive" market for encouraging firms not to vet cases properly and then to resort to "unethical practice".

Lawyers were "tempted to try and pass the risk to on to a customer or simply go back on the terms of the agreement to get out of a problem they created", the report said.

Others failed to explain complex contracts sufficiently clearly to clients.

One victim was handed a ?24,000 costs bill for a successful outcome to his case - despite the law firm having withdrawn and left him to represent himself.

http://news.sky.com/story/1190670/watchdog-no-win-no-fee-promise-is-false

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When you sign the declaration it should mean on the paper you sign for.

It took years for Watchdog to Slams Legal Claim Firms for No Win, No Fee Promise Is False.

They should look into Debt Collectors - No Collection, No Fee! They harassing you with phone calls letters they should all be dealt with as well.

All should be clean up now all corruption our govt has to step in know.

[Meat-Head]

All should be clean up now all corruption our govt has to step in know.

Well if you say anyhting there just going to coin the idea of making money

[ifred]

All should be clean up now all corruption our govt has to step in know.

I thought the govt had cornered that market themselves

[Canker_Canison]

It blamed an "increasingly aggressive" market for encouraging firms not to vet cases properly and then to resort to "unethical practice".

Best line I've read in months

I've never met a solicitor that had even the slightest idea what 'ethical' actually means. Very few of them actually know how to do their jobs. Success rates depend on who they know from the country club.

[nara]

Best line I've read in months

I've never met a solicitor that had even the slightest idea what 'ethical' actually means.

I've actually met, and used the services of a few good 'uns, but there are a helluva lot of ambulance chasing bloodsuckers out there.

[ajax2061]

best thing to say to a debt collector is 'no contract' as you have no contract with them until you agree to one

[nara]

best thing to say to a debt collector is 'no contract' as you have no contract with them until you agree to one

Debt collector???