At Jefferies Solicitors and Essex Personal Injury Lawyers, we specialise in helping individuals who have suffered injury through no fault of their own – whether from a road traffic accident, a slip or trip, clinical negligence, police misconduct, an accident at work, or any other incident. For the vast majority of our clients, we handle claims under a “No Win No Fee” agreement, also known as a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA). This funding model removes the financial risk of pursuing justice, allowing you to focus on your recovery.
What is a No Win No Fee agreement?
Under a CFA, you pay nothing to us for our legal work if your claim is unsuccessful (subject to any After-the-Event insurance premium, which is usually modest and explained upfront). If your claim succeeds, we recover our basic costs from the other side wherever possible, and you pay a success fee.
What is a success fee and how does it work?
The success fee is a pre-agreed percentage uplift on our basic costs. It reflects the risk we take in running your case on a No Win No Fee basis – we only receive payment if we win. This additional fee is deducted from the compensation you receive at the end of your successful claim.
Success fees exist to ensure that claims remain economically viable for solicitors’ firms. Where claimant solicitor costs face extensive scrutiny through fixed costs regimes, proportionality assessments, and limited recoverability from defendants, many cases would simply not be feasible to pursue without this mechanism. The success fee allows responsible firms to continue offering access to justice to ordinary people who could not otherwise afford to pursue a claim.
The 25% cap – protecting your compensation
The law strictly caps success fees in personal injury claims. The maximum success fee that can be deducted from your damages is 25% of the compensation awarded for your pain, suffering and loss of amenity (general damages) plus any past financial losses. You will always retain at least 75% of that portion of your award. Future losses are not subject to the success fee deduction.
This cap is set out in the Conditional Fee Agreements Order 2013 and applies to all first-instance personal injury proceedings in England and Wales. The exact percentage in your case will be agreed with you at the outset and will always be competitive – we charge success fees well below the 25% maximum charged by many other firms.
Why choose a local firm with competitive success fees?
We are an established local practice serving Essex and the surrounding areas. Unlike some larger national firms, we offer genuinely personal service, transparent funding terms from day one, and success fees that are among the most competitive in the market. You will never face hidden charges or inflated deductions.
Recent events have highlighted the importance of this choice. The sudden closure of PM Law in February 2026 left thousands of clients in limbo, with files disrupted and uncertainty over whether their claims will end. As a stable, long-established firm, we provide the reassurance that your case will be handled professionally and without interruption from start to finish.
We are here to help
Whether your claim is for false imprisonment or wrongful arrest against the police, clinical negligence, a road traffic accident, a workplace injury, or any other personal injury matter, our experienced team will assess your case quickly and honestly. We act only for claimants and are committed to securing the maximum compensation you deserve under fair and competitive funding terms.
Contact Jefferies Solicitors or Essex Personal Injury Lawyers today for a free, no-obligation discussion. Call us on 01702 443472 or 01702 843471 or complete our simple online enquiry form at https://essexinjurylawyers.co.uk/contact.
We will explain exactly how a No Win No Fee agreements work and can help explain to your what options are available should you be affected by the recent closure of PM Law.
Your recovery is our priority – let us handle the legal side.
