No Win, No Fee Lawyers.

No Win No Fee means you don’t pay legal fees if your case is unsuccessful. That being said, many personal injury firms make you pay evidence costs upfront and charge an “uplift” fee of up to 25% if they win your case.

At Gain Lawyers, we operate under a true No Win No Fee model, meaning: 

• Lower overall fees – typically 20–40% lower than large firms, so you keep more of your settlement.
• We pay all your evidence costs  – you won’t be required to pay anything upfront or during your claim for medical reports and expert fees. 
• No uplift fees – we don’t add up to 25% on top of your legal costs if we win
• No hidden extras – guaranteed. 

If we don’t win, we write off all costs and all fees - you don’t pay a cent.

No. You’ll never be asked to pay any costs before or during your claim. Many people are shocked to learn that some No Win No Fee lawyers still expect clients to pay for medical evidence or take out high-interest loans to fund expert reports.

At Gain Lawyers, we do the opposite:

• We fund everything upfront – all disbursements, expert opinions, and filing fees.
• We set clear expectations at your free consultation – so you know exactly what will happen with costs, timelines, and outcomes.
• We absorb the risk – if your claim doesn’t succeed, all costs are wiped.

This way, you can run your case confidently without worrying about bills landing on your doorstep halfway through.

Unfortunately, yes - and this is where many people get caught. Some law firms advertise “No Win No Fee” but still add extra charges such as:

• Uplift fees – up to 25% added on top of their bill if you win.
  
• “Care and consideration” loadings – vague 20–30% mark-ups with no clear explanation.
  
• Hybrid block fees – inflated fixed charges for certain stages, often costing more than standard hourly rates.
  

At Gain Lawyers, these practices are banned. We built our firm differently. Our Low Fee Promise means we will not charge you anything beyond the base legal fees and evidence costs associated with running your claim - ever.

Every case is different. Some claims resolve in a matter of months, while more complex matters can take 12–24 months. 
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Call us or book a free consultation for no obligation advice about a potential No Win No Fee claim and the time it will likely take to resolve.

Yes - and with us, you’ll know long before settlement. Too often, injured people only learn what their fees are on the same day they’re told to accept an offer.

At Gain Lawyers, you’ll receive:

• A clear, written costs agreement at the start.
  
• Plain-English explanations - no jargon, no glossing over details.
  
• Regular cost updates as your case progresses.
  
• Full settlement advice before you give instructions - including the likely range of damages, all refunds payable, the insurer’s contribution to costs, and our total fees.
  

You’ll never be pressured into signing off on a deal without knowing exactly what goes into your hand.

Some firms recommend clients take out high-interest, personal loans to fund evidence costs (known as disbursements), especially where expert reports are expensive such as in medical negligence cases. The interest on these loans can be significant.

At Gain, we will never make you take out any kind of loan.

Legal fees are usually calculated based on the time spent on your case, multiplied by the lawyer’s hourly rate. This is documented in your costs agreement. In Queensland, percentage-based legal fees (or ‘contingency fees’) for personal injury matters are not permitted.

Legal fees can be calculated in a variety of ways in a personal injury claim:

• Hourly rate fee agreements (total costs will be your lawyer’s hourly rate multiplied by the time spent working on your file, plus the evidence/disbursement costs). 
• Court Scale Costs fee agreements (total costs will be independently assessed against the Supreme Court Scale to ascertain what your total fees should be, plus the evidence/disbursement costs). 
• Hybrid fix fee plus hourly rate agreements (blocks of fixed fees will be charged for major stages of your claim, dropping back to hourly rates in between - plus the evidence/disbursement costs)
• Fixed fee agreements (ie. a fixed lump sum for fees that will not change, plus the evidence/disbursement costs - for cases like TPD claims and for more certainty around costs)

At Gain Lawyers, we have hourly rate cost agreements and Court Scale Costs for personal injury claims and hourly rate or fixed fee cost agreements for TPD claims. 

Our cost agreements do not include any 25% uplift fees, additional care and consideration fees, expensive ‘block’ fees, or any other nasty surprises. 

If your case is unsuccessful, you won’t pay us anything. Not legal fees. Not evidence costs. Not disbursements. We write them all off.

The only risk under Queensland law is if your case went all the way to trial and you lost - the court could order you to pay the other side’s legal costs. But in reality, the vast majority of injury claims settle at compulsory conferences, mediations, or negotiations long before reaching court. Ultimately, it is your claim - so you decide at a much later date (eg. after conferences and mediations) whether you definitely want to go into court.

Disbursements are out-of-pocket expenses paid to third parties during your claim, such as medical assessments, expert witness fees, and court filing fees. Whether you pay them upfront or only if your case succeeds depends on your costs agreement.

At Gain Lawyers, you will never be required to pay for disbursements before or during your claim.

That’s what the free consultation is for. At Gain Lawyers, you’ll meet directly with an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law who will:

• Assess whether your claim has legal merit.
• Give you honest, practical advice about strengths, risks, and likely outcomes.
• Set out expectations clearly - so you know the value of your claim, potential timeframes, and how fees will work.
  

There’s no cost and no obligation. If you decide to proceed, you’ll do so with clarity and confidence.

Cost disclosure is important in personal injury claims. Too often, injured people hear about their firm’s unexpectedly high costs on the same day that are advised to settle their claim - when it is too late. 

At Gain Lawyers, we want all of our clients to fully understand all anticipated costs and disbursements, and all matters pertaining to costs, including:

• You have the right to negotiate on costs;
• You have the right to request an independent cost assessment;
• You have the right to know estimates costs, and revised estimates of costs (where applicable) all throughout your claim;
• You have the right to progress reports relating to costs;
• You have the right to contest costs;
• You have the right to know if an uplift is being charged and how (we don’t charge these at Gain - uplift fees and any additional fees are banned).

Choosing the right No Win No Fee lawyer isn’t just about fees - it’s about trust, expertise, and the outcome you walk away with. At Gain Lawyers, we built our firm to give injured people fair access to justice without the financial traps.

Here’s why people choose us:

• True No Win No Fee – if your claim doesn’t succeed, you pay nothing at all: no fees, no disbursements, no loans to repay.
• No uplifts or hidden extras – we don’t add 25% “uplift” fees or vague loadings. Our costs are clear, fair, and transparent.
• Lower overall fees – typically 20–40% less than large firms, so more of your compensation stays with you.
• Accredited Specialist representation – your case is run by a Queensland Law Society Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law (fewer than 2% of QLD lawyers hold this recognition).
• Direct access to your lawyer – you won’t be passed down the chain. You’ll work directly with the lawyer handling your case.
• Maximised compensation – we cover all upfront costs, fight strategically, and run your claim with the skill needed to get you the best possible outcome.
• Full transparency – plain-English advice, regular updates, and clear breakdowns of costs and compensation.

With Gain Lawyers, you’re not just getting a No Win No Fee lawyer. You’re getting a partner committed to maximising your compensation while protecting you from risk, surprises, and unnecessary costs.