Fees

All of our staff are charged out on the basis of hourly rates attributed to each solicitor, based on their experience and the value they add to a case. Trainee solicitors and paralegals are charged out at lesser rates than those of experienced solicitors and partners. A full breakdown of each fee earner’s hourly rate is available on request.

We aim to keep our hourly rates as reasonable as possible, acknowledging that quality legal advice needs to be accessible and affordable for most clients.  Our hourly rates are extremely competitive when compared to other firms in London and the South East, including the City and West End.

We offer clients a variety of different options to help meet their legal fees as follows:

Fixed fees 

We offer a fixed fee service on a variety of standardised procedures, such as service of possession notices. 

Deferred payment agreements ("Sears Tooth Agreements")  

These are generally offered by the Family Department in large, complicated litigation cases, allowing payment of our costs to be deferred to the conclusion of a case. This form of agreement is not suitable for all cases and various conditions can apply, for example requiring disbursements and counsel’s fees to be paid as and when they arise. 

Conditional Fee Agreements 

These are commonly known as “no win, no fee" agreements and our costs are only recovered in the event of the client’s claim succeeding. These are available in specific situations which we will discuss this with you as appropriate.

Payment Options
 

You can pay us by credit card, debit card, or cheque. You can set up a direct debit to cover an agreed monthly payment.
 

Public Funding/ Legal Aid 

We have contracts from the Legal Services Commission to carry out publicly funded work in the areas of Family, Mediation, Housing and Public Law, in all of which we have Specialist Quality Marks. Availability is subject to financial eligibility tests which change from time to time. The most up to date information on both is available at www.legalservices.gov.uk

For further information regarding any of our funding schemes, please contact our main switchboard on 020 7272 1234 and they will put you through to the appropriate department.