First and foremost, don't be worried.
In order that your claim is dealt with efficiently and without delays we need you to complete the form of authority to transfer your file to us. Only then can we review your file and advise you on what your options are,
We have been involved in a number of these type of projects. In some cases, firms have undergone a managed closure of a particular part of their practice and the clients are well informed and the transition is well structured. In other circumstances, such as insolvency, there can be a feeling of disruption and abandonment.
Signing the FOA is an essential first step and we cannot do anything until you have done so.
There is no fee payable associated with you providing your authority to provide us with your transfer of papers.
Once we have reviewed your file we will be able to provide you with further information about your claim and what steps can be taken and whether any costs would be associated with that.
Clear Law is a litigation practice, acting mainly for individuals across a wide range of disciplines. We have had substantial success in areas of housing disrepair and financial mis-selling. In housing disrepair we have over twenty years of experience in assisting clients with their claims. In financial mis-selling we have a wide experience including work on secret commissions claims, successfully acting for more than 6,000 clients (both individual and commercial) in our sister company Clear Commercial. The most successful group action saw a return of £21m.
Once we have received your file we will be able to form a view about the likely prospects of your claim succeeding. We will advise you in this regard. Only once that review has taken place will we be able to provide this advice.
The FOA allows us to review your file of papers. We are not instructed to act on your claim until we have entered in to a formal agreement with you, which is different to the authority to receive your file of papers. In order for us to fully understand your potential claim we need to review your file of papers. We are of course happy to provide what advice we can however any advice given will be generic as we do not have the full facts.
If your claim has sufficient prospects, then it may be necessary to issue court proceedings in order to resolve your claim. If the parties are unable to reach a compromise, you may well need to give evidence at trial, particularly if there is a factual dispute over something you were told at the outset of the transaction. However, generally speaking, the vast majority of litigated claims are settled or discontinued prior to trial.
Following the signing of your FOA we will request your file of papers from Stephensons. We will notify you when your file has been received and then we will review your file of papers. We will keep you informed of progress and notify you as soon as we have completed our review. However, if you want to contact us via the enquiry form {Enquiry Link}, please do. We aim to get back to any enquiries in no more than 72 hours.
You can also submit an enquiry via the enquiry form. Click here to go to the enquiry form.
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