OUR LEGAL FEES​
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Our Legal Fees are fixed for Civil Cases
We pride ourselves on ensuring that we listen to you about your budget and we tailor our fees in discussion with each client. We guarantee no hidden charges and have built a solid reputation of fairness and transparency. Our priority is to ensure that access to justice is available regardless of financial status. From day one every client is informed about costs before any work starts.
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We apply competitive Fixed Fees to our services across the spectrum of claims which are a significant saving compared with other solicitors and barristers.
Our fees cover advice, representation and advocacy services unmatched by what you would usually pay for solicitors and barristers to work on your case, because your case stays with us throughout. Our fees create considerable savings on solicitor client fees where we have day to day conduct of a case and undertake the Court or Tribunal Advocacy. We are Specialist Lawyers as defined under Civil Procedure Rules applied in the Civil Courts. This means we conduct your case on a day to day basis the same as a solicitor and appear in Court at Trial the same as a barrister.
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Please see separate fee tables for Landlord & Tenant and Debt Recovery matters.
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Our Fees are fixed for Employers
(Respondents) in Tribunal cases
Fixed Fees
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​Written Advice £250-£500 plus VAT
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Full Representation Fees to Final Hearing
1 day trial (including ongoing case preparation and attendance at trial) £1,000 plus VAT
Subsequent trial days (per day) £500 plus VAT
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No Win No Fee for Employees
(Claimants) in Tribunal cases
Damage Based Agreements ("DBA") - Contingency Fee
​We are conscious that particularly Claimant clients often have limited funds which is why we offer Damage Based Agreement ("DBA") - "NO WIN, NO FEE" funding to all Claimants where we have assessed a case as having at least 51% merit to pursue.
How does a DBA work?
A Damages Based Agreement (DBA) is funding that we agree to provide which is contingent upon the success of your case. It is determined as a percentage of the compensation that you receive if your claim is successful. We may not recover costs from you for more than the total amount under the DBA, which is set once the amount you recover is calculated i.e. £35,000; we would receive £12,250 (inclusive of VAT). If your case is lost we will receive nothing.
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We have conducted many successful claims for Claimants under DBA funding, and have settled claims before trials on a significant amount of claims. It is beneficial to Claimants because you do not have to concern yourself about finding funds to pursue a claim against your Employer.
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What does the Employee pay?
You will not be required to make any payment for representation. Under the terms of the DBA we will retain 35% of any settlement or award. Any expenses (disbursements) such as experts reports must be paid by you, although these only usually arise where there is a dispute about disability or potentially in high value claims where expert evidence is required to give independent opinion on an issue arising in the claim. Any disbursements would be identified and agreed in advance. However, if by order of a Tribunal an expert is required, there is no flexibility to avoid the requirement. Medical reports can cost between £500 to £2,500 including VAT. However, in practice, unless there are complex medical issues challenged by Respondents, where they do not accept medical records, these are usually not required in Tribunal proceedings. It is however, something that must be borne in mind as a potential cost.
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