| A Manchester-based specialist personal injury solicitor | | | | |
| is outraged that insurance companies and claims | | | | Ms Wilson added “This practice of insurance |
| management companies are charging solicitors firms | | | | companies charging ridiculously high fees which have |
| up to £800 per referral for details of people who | | | | no benefit for the client really is adding insult to injury |
| have been injured in motor accidents. These referral | | | | and I refuse to pay them. I believe clients should |
| fees to insurance companies alone have now | | | | come first. I provide a ‘no win no fee’ |
| exceeded £370 million. | | | | service and have no financial arrangement with |
| | | | | insurance companies. This means in road accident |
| Naomi Wilson is founder of NW Law in Prestwich and | | | | claims with a total value of up to £10,000, I can |
| has many years legal experience working for two | | | | pass this saving to my clients. They receive an |
| legal 500 firms. She recently set up her own | | | | additional amount equal to 10% of their claim, which |
| practice specialising in accident claims such as road | | | | is taken from the costs I receive from the other |
| traffic accidents, accidents at work and trips and | | | | party, so the client ends up with 110% of their injury |
| slips. | | | | award.” |
| | | | | By refusing to pay the insurance companies’ |
| According to Ms Wilson these referral fees are | | | | charges for referral leads, NW Law is the only legal |
| charged even when somebody has paid for a | | | | practice in England that offers clients this 110% |
| ‘legal expenses’ policy when taking out their | | | | compensation scheme. |
| car insurance. She commented: “Clients never see | | | | |
| a penny of this money. What is even more | | | | - e n d s - |
| shocking is that to make it viable to accept cases | | | | |
| with lower fees, these claims are often passed to an | | | | Editor’s Notes |
| inexperienced claims handler to deal with rather than | | | | |
| a qualified solicitor.” | | | | 300dpi jpg image of Naomi Wilson available on |
| | | | | request from press@lowcostpr.co.uk |
| Many claimants are unaware that even if their legal | | | | |
| expenses cover states that they must use | | | | To arrange an interview or for further information |
| a solicitor on their panel, they actually have the right | | | | please contact Naomi Wilson, Telephone 0161 |
| to instruct the solicitor of their choice. | | | | 7739374, email Wilson@nwlaw.co.uk. |