Terms of Business

We will send you bills every three months or at other intervals at our discretion.  If we hold money for you (whether received for the purpose or otherwise) we may use it towards settlement of any bill delivered to you or interest thereon. 

Bills are payable before the expiry of 30 days from the date of invoice.  If you do not pay within this time interest at the rate specified in the current Solicitors Remuneration Order on the total of the invoice and on any expenses for which reimbursement has been requested shall be payable. 

Where you dispute the amount of a bill you may be entitled to complain to the Legal Ombudsman or have our charges reviewed by the court. This latter process is called “detailed assessment”. The procedure is set out in part III of the Solicitors Act 1974. You should be aware that there are strict time limits applicable to this procedure and you may therefore wish to seek independent legal advice. We may also be entitled to charge interest on any outstanding sums from any invoices that are unpaid in full or part. 

However in any case where the amount of our bill is more than expected, please discuss it immediately with the partner in charge of your case. 

We reserve the right at any time subject to our Professional Code to cease to act in a particular case.  This may arise from non-payment of fees.  In such cases client will be given due notice and the reasons for such decision. 

Scale of Charges

(to be read in conjunction with Terms of Business)

 

You will be charged in accordance with the hourly fee rate described on this leaflet.  Letters sent out on your behalf and telephone calls of less than 5 minutes duration will be charged individually at 1/10th of the hourly rate.  Letters received on your behalf are charged at 1/20th of the hourly rate. 

These rates are applicable to invoices rendered after 1 November 2011 and will be reviewed on 1 November 2012