| Back in April of 2007 a new law was passed to help | | | | no formal legal training or qualifications. |
| protect the UK Public from Claims Management | | | | - They will overcharge to compensate for their fee. |
| Companies / Agencies. This was to help eradicate | | | | - You get unexpected calls or even hospital visits |
| some of the underhand marketing and hard sell | | | | from someone representing a claims management |
| tactics that Claims Management Companies | | | | company |
| performed in trying to persuade customers to sign | | | | - Cash advances on your claim |
| onto their services. | | | | - Pesters you into signing a contract without having it |
| Nowadays, the Department for Constitutional Affairs | | | | first checked out properly |
| (DCA) carry out strict authorization and regulation | | | | - If an independent solicitor / lawyer has advised of |
| against Claims Management Companies in a bid to | | | | an amount to expect, a claims management |
| stamp out their unscrupulous behaviour. But there are | | | | company / agency will NOT get you any more of an |
| still scandalous stories making headlines from people | | | | amount no matter what they claim |
| who have dealt with Claims Management Companies | | | | What You Should Do Instead! |
| Agencies a year on since the new laws took effect. | | | | There are simple steps to combat claims |
| What You should Know! | | | | management companies / agencies - deal directly |
| A Claims Management Company is a company that | | | | with a personal injury lawyer. If you want proper |
| has a pool of solicitors / lawyers that run under the | | | | advice about taking steps for a personal injury claim |
| Claims Management Company banner. In its ugliest | | | | then contact an independent solicitor / lawyer to get |
| form it is quite simply a claims lead generator. They | | | | experienced informative advice without the sales |
| source a person seeking to claim, hook them up with | | | | pitch or the pressure to sign-up quickly. |
| a registered lawyer within their pool then charge a | | | | When your considering making a claim do your |
| handling fee for their part in the process. | | | | homework correctly when you are in research mode. |
| What You Should be Aware Of! | | | | There are plenty of helpful and respectable injury |
| If you are dealing with or thinking about dealing with | | | | claims firms that will be only too happy to talk |
| a Claims Management Company / Agency then here | | | | through your claim with you offering professional and |
| are a few pointers to be wary of: | | | | sound advice drawing from experience and not from |
| - The staff that you may be dealing with may have | | | | call centre staff reading from pre-prepared scripts. |