Funding Your Case

We will add VAT to all our fees. The current rate of VAT is 20%.

This arrangement gives you peace of mind knowing that the fee for your case is fixed and will remain the same for the item of work to be done regardless of the number of hours that of work that have to be done. 

The advantage of the fixed fee is that you know how much you will be charged compared to a hourly fee structure.

We will agree the fixed fee with you in writing and the fee is payable in advance before any work commences.

The fixed fee is non-refundable, even if the circumstances of the case change (for example, if the case is discontinued) and once paid the money is not client money which means that it is not subject to the protections of the SRA Compensation Fund.

In addition to our fees, there may be additional costs for other things that you are likely to have to pay for such as travel expenses, court fees, Barrister’s fees, experts’ fees, printing and copying charges, postal fees etc. We will let you know when these expenses arise and, if the cost of item is likely to be more than £100, we will seek your approval before incurring it. These are also known as 'disbursements'.

We will check eligibility for Legal Aid for investigations and proceedings. The quality of service we offer is not dependent on the type of funding. In Crown Court cases, a Legal Aid application must be made if you subsequently wish to recover costs from Central Funds. Furthermore, in some cases, the Legal Aid Agency may require a contribution to be paid towards the cost of representation in Crown Court cases, which is recoverable on acquittal. If the case results in conviction, additional contributions may be sought from capital e.g. savings, equity in property.

In all cases we will review the evidence take your instructions and advise you on the law, procedure, sentence and all the options available to you.  Our fees and advice will be recorded and confirmed in writing.

Fees for advice on appeal against conviction or sentence, will include a full review of the case, all the prosecution evidence, and facts presented to the Court and may involve obtaining a transcript of the original proceedings and investigating any fresh evidence, interviewing new witnesses or reviewing scientific material.

Fees representation at the Magistrates’ Court will include a review of the evidence, advise on the law, plea and venue for trial, representation at trial and sentence, if convicted. Similarly, fees for representation at the Crown Court will include advise, full case preparation, instructing Counsel and taking all steps to ensure the case is ready for trial.

As part of case preparation, we will include in our fees the cost of interviewing witnesses, obtaining forensic or other reports, the cost of obtaining transcripts and doing all other work necessary for make sure that your case is presented in the best possible way.

If we attend Court or Police Stations, we will include our travel and waiting time.

Crown Court work is difficult to calculate and will be dependent on volume of evidence, complexity, length of trial and experience of the Barrister instructed. We are happy to quote for this work and set out options in writing. The fixed fee quoted above is for the work of a Solicitor only. 

In some cases we may need to instruct a Barrister or Solicitor Advocate. Barristers usually specialise in certain types of legal work and can give opinions on the law, evidence, advice on appeal and appear as advocates in Courts and Tribunals.

If you are appearing at the Crown Court or Court of Appeal, you will usually need a Barrister or Solicitor Advocate to represent you. In these situations, we will find a suitable person to work with you and agree their fees on your behalf.

We will add VAT to all our fees. The current rate of VAT is 20%.