Avoiding Unscrupulous Claims Management Companies

Back in April of 2007 a new law was passed to help protect the public from Claims Management Companies. This was to help eradicate some of the underhand marketing and hard sell tactics that Claims Management Companies performed in trying to persuade customers to sign onto their services.

Nowadays, the Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) carry out strict authorization and regulation against Claims Management Companies in a bid to stamp out their unscrupulous behaviour. But there are still scandalous stories making headlines from people who have dealt with Claims Management Companies a year on since the new laws took effect.

A Claims Management Company is a company that has a pool of solicitors that run under the Claims Management Company banner. In its ugliest form it is quite simply a claims lead generator. They source a person seeking to claim, hook them up with a registered lawyer within their pool then charge a handling fee for their part in the process.

If you are dealing with or thinking about dealing with a Claims Management Company then here are a few pointers to be wary of. The staff that you may be dealing with may have no formal legal training or qualifications. hey will overcharge to compensate for their fee and you may get unexpected calls or even hospital visits from someone representing a claims management company.






If an independent solicitor has advised of an amount to expect, a claims management company will not get you any more of an amount no matter what they claim.

When you’re considering making a claim do your homework correctly when you are in research mode. There are plenty of helpful and respectable injury claims firms that will be only too happy to talk through your compensation claim with you – offering professional and sound advice, drawing from an experienced in legal matters.

Christian is an author of several articles pertaining to No Win No Fee, Compensation Claims, Personal Injury Claims and other legal articles.

Avoiding Unscrupulous Claims Management Companies / Author: Christian Ward