If you opt for this type of fee arrangement, you will be charged for our services at an hourly rate. Hourly rate will vary depending on the experience of a solicitor. They may range between £200 – £400 (plus VAT) per hour. If the solicitor is assisted by a trainee and or a paralegal, their hourly rate will range between £150 – £200 plus VAT per hour.
Our hourly rate charges are based on actual time spent working on your file. Time spent on your file will include meetings with you and others, reading, considering, preparing and working on papers, negotiation, correspondence, attending court, instructing barristers, preparation of detailed cost calculations, making and receiving telephone calls and travelling when necessary.
Routine letters/emails received, or routine letters/emails sent and making or receiving routine telephone calls are charged in units of 6 minutes. Longer letters and telephone calls will be charged according to the time taken. VAT will be added to the hourly rate at the rate that applies at the time work carried out. VAT is currently 20%.