the pros

• there are many ways in which a claimant in a civil case can obtain legal advice and assistance from a variety of sources
• Claimnants dont need to rely solely on lawyers for advice and assistance
• Many sources of free or cheap advice and assistance are specialists in their field, and have much greater knowledge and skill than a high - street lawyer may have in matters of employment law, hosing and entitlement to welfare benefits
• it is possible to obtain legal advice and representation in a number of fields, if it is necessary to take a case further than just obtaining legal advice.
• For those unable to pay privately, in certain cases there is state funded legal aid
• Contractual fee agreements with lawyers are the main source of funding for those claiming compensation for personal injury suffered in an accident. They allow claims to be made if a claimant is unable to afford a case privately.
• Using private funding for legal advice and representation allows the choice of the best or most experience lawyer for the case