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When hiring accident and injury lawyers, it will be important to find out how they would charge for handling your case. One of the main problems many people have when making compensation claims is how much they will have to pay as legal fees, if they hire accident and injury lawyers to handle their claims. In Australia, there are various ways to calculate how much a lawyer would charge in a particular case. A lawyer’s fee generally consists of professional costs and disbursements. Professional costs are the costs which a lawyer would charge for his time, effort and expertise. Disbursements are the costs which the lawyer will have to pay to other parties as part of the case. For instance, if the lawyer has to obtain doctor’s reports he will have to make a payment, which the client will have to reimburse when he pays the lawyer’s fees. The way a legal fee is charged can differ from one lawyer to another. However, there are general guidelines which lawyers must consider when they determine the fees in each case. For instance, there are scales of costs which state how much can be charged for providing various services, such as preparing documents and going to courts. If the lawyer’s fee is different from the scale of rate the lawyer must provide the client a cost agreement to sign. Payments can be made for the time the lawyer spends on your case, specific work he does or on the basis of a no win no fee arrangement. If you make a no win no fee arrangement, you will have to pay the lawyer only if he wins your case. However, the amount you will have to pay can be higher, as the lawyer is also taking a higher risk in such a case. If the client does not understand the provisions in the costs agreement he can ask the lawyer to explain it.
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