After your compensation claim
Protecting your means-tested benefits
Your financial circumstances change if your compensation claim is successful. This means that if you receive any means tested benefits, they may be at risk. You can protect your entitlement to your benefits, and benefit from your compensation by setting up a trust at the conclusion of the compensation claim.
Our specialist solicitors will be happy to advise you about this at the conclusion of your claim.
The costs process
The legal costs associated with a compensation claim include your solicitor's fees, barrister's fees, experts' fees, court fees and fees charged for obtaining records for your case.
When you win your compensation claim it is usual for the Defendant to pay most if not all of your legal costs. However, deciding how much the Defendant pay can add to the length of the claim. We have a specialist team who work independently of our solicitors to ensure the solicitors’ costs process is dealt with speedily and to your advantage.
Investment advice
Investing your compensation requires thought and often specialist advice. We can make a personal recommendation to an appropriate adviser on request.
Rehabilitation
In many compensation claims, your current medical situation, and what the future holds for you, may be improved by appropriate medical treatment, including surgery, physiotherapy, counselling or care being given at the earliest opportunity, rather than waiting until the claim has been settled. We have arrangements with providers of medical and other rehabilitation services to get you back on your feet as soon as possible.
Contact one of our military compensation specialists for free advice about your claim.