Every year some three million people in the UK are injured in accidents. Accidents can disrupt, and, in some cases, destroy your way of life. In addition to your injuries, you may have had to take time off work and lost earnings. You may have incurred additional expenses for medical treatment, travelling expenses or may have needed help with day to day household tasks.

Although two thirds of accident victims consider that someone else was to blame, only a quarter actually make a claim for compensation. Often, the reason is worry about the cost of bringing the claim against the other party. It may well be necessary to obtain expensive reports from doctors, engineers or other experts. If they go to court and lose, they could be liable for the other side's legal expenses as well as their own. Will the bill run into many thousands of pounds?  If the claim is successful, these outlays will be recoverable at the end of the case - but how are they going to be paid for in the meantime? 

Digby Brown recognises these concerns and has formed its own funding company, Compensate, which gives accident victims access to justice with no financial risk.