Our Charges

Our charges are made up of our fees for the legal work and ‘disbursements’. Disbursements are costs related to your matter that are payable to other people, such as barrister’s fees. We sometimes handle the payment of the disbursements on your behalf to ensure a smoother process.

Where VAT is referred to below please note that this will be charged at the applicable rate, which is currently set at 20%.

Your case will be handled by a trusted member of our experienced litigation team. We have qualified solicitors in the team as well as experienced paralegals who specialise in the particular area of law. Once we know who will be handling your case, we will introduce you to them and provide you with full details of their background and qualifications.

Regardless of who is working on your case the matter, will be supervised by either Raj Kumar (PQE: 16 years) or Nikita Copley (PQE: 7 years).

Our solicitors generally work on a fixed fee hourly basis and their hourly rates, unless there is an alternative funding agreement in place are set out below:

Legal Role.	Hourly Rate
Solicitor with more than 8 years’ PQE	£250.00 (plus VAT)
Solicitor with more than 4 years’ PQE	£200.00 (plus VAT)
Solicitor with less than 4 years’ PQE or Accredited Immigration Caseworker	£150.00 (plus VAT)
Trainee Solicitor / Paralegal	£125.00 (plus VAT)

Magistrates Court Traffic Work

Price transparency rules only apply in relation to summary only motoring offences under Part I of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and/or s89 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. For example:

• Driving while disqualified;
• Driving without insurance;
• Careless driving;
• Failing to stop or report; and

The average cost of your case is set out below:

• Early guilty plea: £500 plus VAT
• Trial: £1200 plus VAT

The price may vary depending on the circumstances in your case, such as:

• Instruction of any expert witnesses;
• Taking statements from any witnesses;
• Advice and assistance in relation to a special reasons hearing;
• Advice or assistance in relation to any appeal

Trial

Costs are at a fixed rate set out in our pricing structure. If the case is more complex and proceeds to an appeal, then the costs of your case will likely exceed the fixed price range. The duration of the trial measured by the length of sitting days may also have a bearing on the costs of your case.

Disbursements

You will need to pay for ‘disbursements’ in addition to our costs as described above. For example, attendance and representation at a single hearing at the Magistrates Court on the basis that you either plead guilty or, if you plead Not Guilty your case is adjourned to a separate trial date. Instructing expert witnesses, obtaining medical records and reports, witness statements and any advice in relation to an appeal or special reasons hearing. Whilst we cannot provide you with a fixed fee quote, we would be very happy to provide you with a more tailored quote for all stages of your particular case once we know about your specific circumstances.

Key Stages of Your Case

The examples of typical costs above cover all of the work in relation to the following key stages for Magistrates court traffic work:

• Discussing your circumstances and options throughout the process;
• Giving you advice about the requirements of the Road Traffic Act, Road Traffic Regulation Act and the relevant court procedures.
• If you do not fulfil certain criteria, whether this can be overcome and how;
• Considering the supporting evidence, you have provided;
• Providing advice on likely sentence;
• Attend court on the day and meet with you before going into Court;
• Discuss the outcome with you. If advice is required on appeal, this will carry an additional cost.

How Long Will My Case Take?

Unfortunately, we cannot provide a timescale of when your hearing will take place, as this depends on the court listing for that day.