Private Fees
You Can Instruct Us Privately
Our hourly rates are variable dependent upon the experience of the Solicitor you wish to instruct and the area of law.
Fixed fees are available, or can be agreed, on a range of cases but may not be suitable to every single case.
Below you will find details of our private hourly rates and fixed fees which are exclusive of VAT.
VAT is charged in addition at the current rate of 20%
Private Hourly Rates
The guide below is comprehensive, thus costs can be tailored to suit the instruction or allow us to work on fees and payment for your sole or entire case.
Note: VAT is charged where VAT is on a routine transaction at the Legal Aid Agency.
Partner / Director | Senior Solicitor / Consultant | Solicitor | Trainee / Legal Assistant | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Criminal defence | £400 | £350 | £300 | £250 |
Family & matrimonial | - | £350 | £300 | £250 |
Employment | - | £350 | - | - |
Immigration | - | £350 | - | - |
Road Traffic Offences – Fixed fees
The fees below reflect the complexity and legal process of motoring and guilty plea cases (excluding prison offences). For motoring road traffic offences where cases are ongoing, we must first review your matter to assess how complexity.
Case Type | Fees |
|---|---|
Standard guilty plea - includes advice on papers, a meeting in advance and advocacy at one hearing to support a plea in mitigation after a guilty plea. Our fees include advice on the merits of an appeal but the fee does not include the conduct of an appeal | £550 plus VAT |
Exceptional hardship guilty plea cases - includes advice on the papers, a meeting in advance and advocacy at one hearing to support a plea in mitigation asserting exceptional hardship. Our fees include advice on the merits of an appeal but the fee does not include the conduct of an appeal | £650 plus VAT |
Statutory declarations to quash convictions in absence – includes a meeting with you to take instructions, drafting the application and serving it. | £200 plus VAT |
Contested Cases (trials, contested facts at sentence and special reasons pleas) - includes advice on all papers, all necessary litigation, all necessary meetings with you or witnesses, advocacy at the first trial hearing. Our fees include advice on the merits of an appeal but the fee does not include the conduct of an appeal | £1,200 plus VAT |
Fixed traffic offences fixed fee or hourly rate case?
More complex cases are best suited to an hourly rate billing arrangement. We will provide an estimate of costs prior to you agreeing to engage us. One reason we might not offer a fixed fee is the need to instruct an expert witness. Expert witnesses are occasionally required and would be charged as a disbursement. While it is not possible to outline all types, toxicology reports (in drink and drug driving cases) cost in the region of £400.00 – £1,000.00 plus 20% VAT and crash scene investigator’s reports are in the region of £2,000.00 plus VAT.
In fixed fee work the cost of your advocate is included, whether you are represented by a solicitor advocate or barrister. In hourly rate cases you may be advised that instructing a barrister is in your best interests and they would be charged as a disbursement, the rate of which would be quoted in advance. A junior barrister typically costs between £300.00 and £2,000.00 plus VAT depending on the type of hearing and level of experience.
Immigration & Asylum
You have immigration and asylum matters that require expertise to handle through an ever-changing legal landscape. The team can advise you on your position and options, whether you require help on a private or publicly funded basis for hourly rate cases.You have immigration and asylum matters that require expertise to handle through an ever-changing legal landscape. The team can advise you on your position and options, whether you require help on a private or publicly funded basis for hourly rate cases.
Case Type | Fees |
|---|---|
Consultation only – up to 1 hour | £240 |
General advice and assistance – up to 2 hours | £360 |
General advice and assistance – over 2 hours and up to 4 hours | £480 |
Further Leave to Remain Application | £1,200 |
Indefinite Leave to Remain Application | £1,200 |
Discretionary Leave to Remain Application | £1,200 |
Overstaying Application | £1,200 |
EEA Application | £1,200 |
Spouse/Fiancé Visa Application | £1,250 |
Overseas British Passport Application | £1,200 |
Naturalisation Application | £840 |
Deportation Appeal | £3,000 |
Human Rights Appeal | £1,500 |
Visit Visa Application | £600 |
Note: VAT applies where applicable.