I was injured in a rta and have started a no win no fee claim against the driver. The no win no fee company have sent me a help with court fees form. I explained to the company that I won’t get any financial help due to not fitting the criteria. They told me to fill it in anyway and if I win my case, they would claim their court fee back from the court (if I was eligible for help,) or from the other side if not.
ive been looking on the company’s website and it says that if I’m not eligible for help with court fees then they take it out of money awarded to me, assuming I win my case. I also have seen online where people have been left with huge expenses to pay where court fees are higher than the amount they were awarded in compensation.
this form asks for your income amount, household income amount, how much you have in savings etc. My income is very low at less than £100 a month but I recently inherited some money which puts me over the limit for any help with court fees or any other benefits too.
I feel vulnerable in disclosing this as it feels like they’ll see it as knowing that I have x amount of money available to pay out. At the end of the form the declaration says ‘I believe that my financial circumstances mean I’m entitled to help with fees’ and I have to sign a declaration of truth, but that’s not true as I’ve already told them that I’m not entitled to help with fees. They say I need to sign this form even though it doesn’t apply to me. Can anyone help?