For Attorneys
If you operate as attorneys in a jurisdiction where a contingent or conditional fee system is allowed in personal injuries practice, our system is designed to offer you a simple means of deciding whether to accept a case. When clients first present themselves to you with a case involving medical malpractice or negligence, the key to deciding whether to accept the case is evaluation of the quality of the medical evidence. If the evidence is inherently weak or, although there is some evidence of malpractice or negligence, it does not amount to the proximate cause of the injuries suffered, you will want to decline the case. But if the test of causation is satisfied by strong medical evidence, this is a case you want to take. In the conventional situation, you have to make a commitment to spend the firm’s money with a medical expert to establish whether the medical case can be made out. We offer you a medical evaluation service on a contingent fee basis. You collect all the available information and submit it to us. If our experts find a prima facie case, we will provide a report laying out the medical case against acceptance of our contingent fee agreement. It is the equivalent of a loan of the medical fees necessary to establish the case. We will continue to offer general consultancy services if required as you conduct the case in your jurisdiction. For the record, we have already covered cases in Australia, Canada, South Africa, UK, and USA. As and when the case is settled or brought to trial with a successful conclusion, you account to us for our percentage fee out of the damages awarded when you are in funds. This service reduces the risk element for your firm, allowing you to cherry pick the cases most likely to be successful without you having to lay out the usual fees and expenses.
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