No Win No Fee Solicitor

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What costs would be involved if you pulled out of a No Win No Fee agreement. I've spoke to my ex employer and he has agreed to pay what I'm entitled too. .

It depends what you signed. What does it say?

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You should have asked this question before you signed, not after. Obviously we don't know what the contract says, but it is very common for them to say that if you withdraw for any reason you pay the full fees - and that can be more than any settlement from the employer. If that is the case then you will have to pay the full bill.

Probably the full bill

Haven’t they done their job if your ex employer has agreed to pay?

Not according to most of these contracts. The "win" is a win in a legal setting - in court or tribunal. The OP spoke to their employer and reached some kind of agreement with the solicitor. So they are probably liable for the legal fees now.

I have to be honest and say I am slightly confused about why on earth they even have a no win no fee solicitor, because previous posts have suggested they were laid off because the employer had no work and/or they are a civil service admin worker and have been for years (I didn't think the civil service had lay off clauses in their contracts although I may be wrong about that). But given what else they posted this seems to have been a very low level claim which NWNF usually wouldn't touch. Which does have me slightly concerned for the OP in terms of why they took it on, and the practices of the firm.

Civil Service don’t have lay off clauses, it’s likely to an agency contract, a casual contract or a fixed term contract coming to an end. If they have a permanent contract it would be redundancy or performance/absence related dismissal.

The costs of not following through can be absolutely massive - thousands, I have a friend who lost their home and went bankrupt over this - please check exactly what you are committed to paying before you make any decisions. Once you have withdrawn your case, you can become the cash cow, rather than the person you were taking action against, and believe me, teeth are not loosened until money is received.

Unfortunately I have heard similar stories. There was one here a few months ago where someone dropped the case on their lawyers advice and then got a bill for £thousands because they'd dropped the case!

Totally depends what you signed for.

NWNF lawyers work on the basis they only take on cases they are pretty sure will win and take a massive amount of the settlement in return. They don't work for free. Ever

Potentially they could have a claim against what you have been paid especially if they've done pre action work but all depends on what you have signed

Dont sign anything.
You arent bound by a verbal discussion with your employer.
Tell your solicitor what your employer is suggesting.
If you dont, you could be liable for substantial legal costs.

How far into the case are you? If you've just signed, it won't be that much. If you're practically at trial/tribunal, you would be talking thousands.

As everyone is saying- pulling out usually incurs the full fee of whatever work has been carried out so far by the solicitor L. If you choose to terminate the case, then they usually will request the full fee which will be thousands. Can you talk to then about the offer? This is why the No won no fees lawyers can be a really bad idea- great because you don't have the money, but they usually take a significant amount of the pay out, or charge huge fees.