WHAT DOES IT COST

Public funding/Legal Aid is generally not available to fund personal injury claims, regardless of a client’s financial and personal circumstances. There are a small number of exceptions to this general rule

In relevant cases, we will assess your eligibility for public funding

If you have a free-standing legal expenses insurance policy, (e.g. linked to a house contents insurance or car insurance policy), we are generally able to obtain the insurers agreement to deal with the claim on your behalf under the policy.

In appropriate cases, the firm will deal with your claim under a Conditonal Fee Agreement ('CFA'), sometimes referred to as 'no win, no fee'. A decision to fund a case in this way is taken on a case-by-case basis.

Where a case is funded through a CFA, you will not generally be charged for the time that we spend in dealing with your claim regardless of whether you win or lose. We would generally however expect clients to meet the cost of the external payments that we need to pay on your behalf such as fees for obtaining copy medical records, fee for medical reports, fee for police documents, court fees etc.

If a case is dealt with under a CFA and you win your case then we would generally expect to recover the majority if not all of your costs and disbursements from your opponent.

If we deal with a case under a CFA and need to instruct a barrister on the case, we would generally expect the barrister to also deal with the claim under a separate CFA which would operate on a similar basis to the CFA between you and the firm.

Our private charging rates are currently as follows:

• Partners/Senior solicitors: £180 – £240 per hour + VAT
• Junior solicitors: £165 – £200 per hour + VAT
• Trainee solicitors/paralegals: £110 per hour + VAT

We provide an initial free interview

These rates are subject to annual review each July and different rates may apply subject to particular circumstances.

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