Before applying to the GMB for legal assistance in making a claim for compensation,
please read the following undertakings carefully. There is usually a three year time limit for making claims. However if you
are in any doubt please contact the legal department on 0121 550 4888.
· I apply to the GMB for legal assistance in making a
claim for compensation. I confirm there is no other solicitor acting for me. I understand the union will decide whether to
provide legal assistance according to the rules. If legal assistance is granted, I authorise the Union to nominate a solicitor to act on my behalf.
·
I understand that even though I will be formally liable for legal costs incurred as a result of my claim (as solicitors'
clients normally are), the union will pay all legal costs incurred, provided I satisfy the conditions of the Union's legal
assistance scheme.
· Those conditions are:
a) I must remain a member of the Union and continue to pay my GMB contributions during the course
of my claim.
b) I must accept and act on the advice of the solicitor nominated to act
for me.
c) I must co-operate with the solicitors, and in particular reply to correspondence,
attend arranged appointments, provide them as far as I can with all relevant information and inform them of any change of
address or name.
·
If I fail to comply with any of these conditions, or if I wilfully provide false information to the Union or the solicitor or to any expert concerned in the
claim, the Union will have the right to withdraw
legal assistance. In this situation, I will not be entitled to an indemnity for my liability for costs incurred in the course
of my claim, and the union will be entitled to recover from me any cost already incurred by the Union
· I authorise the Union and the solicitor nominated to act for me to withhold compensation
recovered for me until I have paid any cost or arrears of contributions that may be due from me.
Please make sure the contact details are correct so that we can get in
touch with you.
The form below will be emailed directly to Deborah Watt in the Legal
Department who will then forward on to our solicitors Thompsons. If you have not been contacted by Thompsons Solicitors
within 14 days, please contact Deborah in the legal department on 0121 550 4888.