If you are injured in an accident and it was not your fault, you are entitled to make a claim for compensation. Once you have decided that you wish to make a claim, you duly contact a solicitor or claims management company for advice and set the wheels in motion. The professionals then guide you through the process until your claim is concluded. Meanwhile, you get on with the important task of recovering from your accident as quickly as possible. This is, ideally, how the system works.

Ultimately, a solicitor handles your claim, either directly or via the claims management company. In order for that solicitor to work on your behalf, he expects to get paid. His/her bill is paid by the third party insurers if your claim is won. However, if your injury claim is worth less than