Stacks Goudkamp understands that one of the first questions on your mind when considering bringing a claim is what it will cost you.
We understand that if you are suffering from a serious medical condition and are subsequently unable to work the last thing you would want to be paying for is legal costs.
For your peace of mind we will cover the expenses incurred on your behalf in bringing your superannuation claim.
After obtaining the relevant documentation from your superannuation fund if it transpires that we cannot assist you in your claim, or we feel that you do not have any prospects of success, we will not charge you for any work that we have previously performed.
During the administrative stage of lodging the claim and providing additional details the superannuation fund is not liable for your legal costs. Further, the fund is not liable to pay any of your legal costs unless and until we successfully pursue court proceedings.
Our costs agreement carefully sets out and contains fee estimates for the various stages of the claim both pre-litigation and post-litigation.
In the event that your claim is declined or no decision is made and we have to pursue the claim through the Court and you are successful, the Court will order the superannuation fund to pay your legal costs and, for practical purposes, this means we should recover about 60% of your actual legal costs.