Pricing

Case assessment and letter of advice – £250

Case assessment and letter to ex-partner – £300

Case assessment and letter to third party – £300

Separation:

Our normal fees are £750, though we may charge more for unusually complicated divorces.

You’ll also need to pay a court fee of £550.

Key stages and timescales:

We complete the initial divorce application form and send a copy of this to the other party, giving them 7 days to respond. Once the 7 days have elapsed, if we receive no response we will file the petition at court. Once acknowledgement of service has been received from the respondent, we then apply for a decree nisi. Once decree nisi has been granted, we wait 6 weeks and one day from this date, then apply for decree absolute. Once decree absolute has been granted, you are officially divorced.

The whole process generally takes 6-8 months, but there are considerable time delays currently due to Covid-19.

Financial settlements:

Financial consent order (straightforward assets) – £50 court fee plus £500 our fees

Alternative financial settlements will be billed on an hourly rate basis. Our solicitors have different hourly rates depending on their experience, your case handler’s hourly rate will be discussed in the initial free consultation, but these range from £120 per hour for paralegals to £200 per hour for partners and consultants.

Children:

Child arrangements order including prohibited steps order, specific issue order and consent order – £215 court fee plus our fees, charged on an hourly rate. Estimated £2500.

Representation in court:

Prices can range depending on appearances and trials, from around £600-£2000.

Parties should attend mediation before filing an application to court for child arrangements, unless mediation is exempt, for example in cases where there has been domestic violence.

After filing the C100 at court, the court will list it for a FHDRA (First Hearing) to determine the facts of the case and next steps. In some cases, this can be treated as the final hearing if an amicable agreement has been reached.

If not, the court will set a timetable for what happens next. They may instruct CAFCASS to prepare a report determining what is in the best interests of the child.

 VAT is applicable to all the above.

Case assessment and advice (up to 1 hour) – £100

Representation in court – Dealing with motoring offences can depend on whether a plea is guilty or not guilty and the number of hearings involved.

• First appearance at magistrates court including plea and sentence – £600
• First appearance at magistrates court including plea and trial – £1000
• Exceptional hardship – £600

If your case is especially complex, we may have to bring in counsel. This would incur counsel fees.

 VAT is applicable to all the above above.

Letter before action (company debt) – £25

Letter of claim (individual) – £65

In addition to the amounts listed here, we take 15% of the claim value as our fees

Request judgement – £45

Writ of control – £60 plus court fees which are dependent on the value of the claim and are updated by the Courts regularly.

Warrant of execution – £60 plus court fees which are dependent on the value of the claim and are updated by the Courts regularly.

Issue of statutory demand – £125

Timescales: Timescales when taking the matter to a final hearing at Court are around 30-52 weeks. The matter can, however, be settled at any time prior to the hearing

 VAT is applicable to all the above above.

1-hour meeting with a review of documents and written advice – £150

Preparation of ET1 and particulars of claim – basic £200, detailed £400

Preparation of listed documents – basic £100 detailed £175

Preparation of a witness statement (confined to unfair dismissal or straightforward discrimination claims) – £350

Preparation of a detailed witness statement on complex claims – £500

Defending unfair or wrongful dismissal cases at the employment tribunal – £500 to £1000

Timescales – 12-24 months on average to get to final Tribunal hearing. However, claims can be settled at any stage prior to the hearing.

 VAT is applicable to all the above above.

Visit visa – £95-£822 dependent upon length of stay up to 10 years.

Visit visa extension – £993

Student visa – £348

Student visa extension – £475

Family visas including: joining your partner, parent or child – £1523

Family visa extension – £1033

Work visa – up to £1623

Naturalisation – £1330

Nationality registration as a British citizen (adult) – £1206

Nationality registration as a British citizen (child) – £1012

Indefinite leave to remain (Settlement) – £2389

Other disbursements for immigration applications include:

– Biometric Enrolment – £19.20

– English language test fees – £150

– IHS fee:

Students – £470 per year

Children under the age of 18 – £470 per year

All over visa and immigration applications – £624 per year

These are the legal costs. Our fees are…

For details of what services are included in the prices displayed (our costs):

Taking initial instructions

Completing online applications

Forming bundle in preparation as evidence

Phone calls/e-mails all correspondence with the client relating to the matter – chasing documents, clarifying information etc.

Producing a covering letter to submit with the application.

Ensuring all documents are dated correctly and relate to the correct time periods etc.

Scrutinising all documents including bank statements

Key stages:

Online application

Preparing bundle

Attending biometric appointment

Submitting bundle

Awaiting Home Office decision

Generally 6-12 weeks.

 VAT is applicable to all the above above.

Property purchase:

1. Our professional fees – £500-2500
2. Bank Transfer fee – £35 per transfer
3. AML searches, postage – £15
4. Official copies – £7 per copy
5. ID check – £12
6. Registry costs – £40, though depending on the value of the property this might be higher

Property sale:

1. Our professional fees – £500-2500
2. Bank Transfer fee – £35 per transfer
3. AML searches, postage – £15
4. Official copies – £7 per copy
5. ID check £12

Most conveyancing cases take 6-18 weeks.

 VAT is applicable to all the above above.

Matters are taken on a No win no fee basis which requires an initial assessment. If Claimant loses then there is nothing to pay and if Claimant wins, there is a 25% deduction from there compensation as our success fee.

However, if we incur any disbursements then these must be paid by the client. Likely disbursements include a basic GP report, which costs £216. Other reports may be required. Their cost will depend on the medical records and the nature of the case.

Most personal injury cases take 4-24 months, depending on the injuries involved.

 VAT is applicable to all the above above.

Acting for Landlord new Lease – £500

Acting for Tenant new Lease – £500

Registration of Lease – starting from £40 Land registry fee

Acting for Landlord – assignment of Lease – £500

Acting for existing and new Tenant – assignment of Lease – £500

Registration of Lease – starting from £40 Land registry fee

Notice to evict Tenant – £75

Court proceedings to evict Tenant – £1000 – hearing costs to be confirmed depending on counsel.

Basic cases normally take 3-12 weeks, but if litigation is required it’s likely to take 12-18 months

 VAT is applicable to all the above above.

Our fees will be dependent on a variety of factors such as what your case entails and the duration of your case. Please feel free to call us for a no-obligation quote.

All matters will be charged on an hourly rate basis.

If we are acting for the Claimant

Preparation and drafting of claim – £500 but if counsel is required to draft then the costs are to be confirmed by counsel

Review of Defence received and response for Defence – £400

Dealing with directions and Witness statements – £500

Attendance at case management conferences is charged at £600 each or if counsel attends subject to counsel confirmation of costs.

Costs of attendance at final hearing to be confirmed by counsel

Court fee is subject to exact value of claim and is subject to change.

Acting for Defendant

For review of Claim and preparation of Defence – £500. If counsel however prepares Defence, then review of case will be £200 and counsel will confirm fee for drafting of Defence

Directions and Witness statements – £500

Attendance at case management conferences is charged at £600 each or if counsel attends subject to counsel confirmation

Final Hearing to be confirmed by counsel

Timescales – 12 – 24 months on estimate to get to final hearing.

 VAT is applicable to all the above above.