Civil Fees
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Civil Litigation Fees
A clear guide to the likely costs at each stage of a civil litigation matter.
This schedule is an estimate of costs and guide only. Fees vary case to case in the process of litigation, and can be impacted by complexity and co-operation of parties involved. Not all stages will be applicable to every case. PW-LA generally does not instruct external Counsel and deals with Litigation and Advocacy in the lower Courts. This schedule does not include Appeal work. PW-LA works on Fixed Fees where permitted during stages of the litigation process and these are set in agreement with client before work commences. All fees are plus VAT at 20% (current rate).
| Service or stage | PW-LA fee | Assistant fee | Court / expert costs | Estimated fee / range |
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Client care and onboarding: AML search £10.80 (VAT Incl.) per person renewed annually Electronic signature fee £5 (VAT incl.) per person per signing each electronic document – client care terms – consent to commence work (usually combined as one document – one fee) Document bundling £70.80 (VAT incl.) |
£10.80pp £5.00 per document £70.80 |
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| Draft pre-action protocol letter of claim or response and reviews. | £576 | £150 | £150-£576 | |
| Drafting or consideration of further correspondence between parties, review and advice to client on merits. | £288 | £150 | £150 - £288 | |
| Consider and make Part 36 offer or respond to Part 36 offer including case review, advice and report to client. | £576 | £576 | ||
| Pre-action negotiations and preparation, review, advice and report to client. | £864 | £864 | ||
| Consideration of type of dispute resolution method e.g. arbitration and/or forum and/or jurisdictional issues and advice to client. | £144 | |||
| Steps to achieve different dispute resolution method / forum / jurisdictional challenge or response to other party’s steps. | £144 | |||
| Draft proceedings statement of claim or defence to claim, review and advice. | £864 | £450 | £450-£864 | |
| Finalising statement of claim / defence. | £288 | £150 | £150-£288 | |
Issue fee – dependant upon value of claim up to £300 and more than £200,000 Trial / hearing fees dependant upon value of claim. | £35 - £10,000 £27 - £1,334 | £35 - £10,000 £27 - £1,334 | ||
| Service of claim / defence document bundling. | £288 | £150 | £150-£288 | |
| Review defence [and counterclaim] or response to defence and discuss with and advise client. | £576 | |||
| Draft reply to defence and / or Part 18 request for further information. | £576 | £250 | £250-576 | |
| Preparation of costs budget. | £288 | £150 | £150-£288 | |
| Consider and prepare for summary judgment application or response to summary judgment application, including advice and report to client and drafting of application or defence. | £720 | £250 | £250-£720 | |
| Consider and make Part 36 offer or respond to Part 36 offer, including advice and report to client. | £144 | £144 | ||
| Consider need for expert advice and / or evidence, select appropriate expert, draft initial instructions and advise and report to client. | £432 | £432 | ||
| Consider mediation and advise client and correspond with other side about it. | £288 | £288 | ||
| Consider other side’s costs budget. | £144 | £144 | ||
| Complete Directions Questionnaire. | £144 | £75 | £75-£144 | |
| Prepare for and attend first Case Management Conference including liaison with other party and court before CMC and report and advice to client. | £930 | £930 | ||
| Own disclosure – review of client’s documents, advice to client, preparation of disclosure report, preparation of list of documents and service on other party. | £864 | £450 | £450-£864 | |
| Other party’s disclosure – review report, list and documents, consider and make request for further documents and, if necessary, application for specific disclosure including report to and advice to client. | £864 | £450 | £450-£864 | |
| Respond to request for further disclosure from other side / application for specific disclosure including report and advice to client. | £288 | £150 | £150- £288 | |
| Mediation preparation and attendance (full day) and report and advice to client. | £2,250 | £2,250 | ||
| Amendment to statement of case / supplying further information or consideration of other party’s amendments / further information including report and advice to client. | £576 | £300 | £300-£576 | |
| Drafting of witness statements and liaison with witnesses to finalise. | £864 | £450 | £450-£864 | |
| Exchange of witness statements and review of other party’s statements including report and advice to client. | £576 | £300 | £300 - £576 | |
| Consider request for further information / further disclosure / notice to admit/judgment on admission regarding other side’s witness statements. | £576 | £300 | £300 - £576 | |
| Preparation of supplemental witness statements. | £432 | £225 | £225-£150 | |
| Review of merits and advice to client. | £288 | £150 | £150-£288 | |
| Making of and consideration of Part 36 offer and / or other settlement steps including report and advice to client. | £144 | £144 | ||
| Discussion with expert[s] about expert meetings / draft report[s] and review of draft expert report[s]. Report and advice to client and further liaison with expert[s] – fees vary. | £864 | £750 - £5,600 | £864 | |
| Finalising expert report[s] and exchange with other party. | £576 | |||
| Review of other party’s expert report, report and advice to client and drafting list of questions on report. | £576 | £300 | £300-£576 | |
| Further review of expert evidence and report and advice to client. | £288 | £150 | £150-£288 | |
| Further review of merits and report and advice to client. | £288 | £288 | ||
| More settlement work, report and advice to client. | £576 | £576 | ||
| Pre-trial advice to client. | £288 | |||
| Preparation for and attendance at Pre-Trial Review. | £930 | £930 | ||
| Completing, issuing and serving witness summonses. | £432 | £225 | £225 - £432 | |
| Preparation of draft trial bundle and sending to other party or review of claimant’s draft trial bundle and providing comments to claimant. | £864 | £450 | £450-£864 | |
| Other trial preparation – chronology, skeleton argument etc. | £864 | £450 | £450-£864 | |
| Attend trial per day. | £1,750 | £1,750 | ||
| Work after trial [not including an appeal]. | £864 | £450 | £450-£864 | |
Provision for case and costs management and for interlocutory applications other than those set out above and other unforeseen vagaries of litigation. Application fees | £660-£1,750 | £126- £321 | £660-£1,750 | |
| Provision for expenses such as witnesses, photocopying, couriers etc. | £750 | £750 |
Every case is different. Contact PW-LA to discuss the work required and agree the fees before it begins.
Our Fees
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Case & Document Review - £175+VAT |
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Drafting Claim and issuing possession proceedings County Court - Section 21 Notice - £175+VAT |
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Drafting Claim and issuing possession proceedings in County Court - Section 8 Notice -£250+VAT |
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Preparation Review Hearing (including document bundle) & Representation - £350+VAT |
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Court Fee to Issue Proceedings(subject to change) County Court - £415 |
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Advocacy fee in addition if required for final hearing - £400-£950+VAT |
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Warrant of Possession (drafting plus Court fee (£152-subject to change) |
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Transferring up proceedings to High Court for writ of possession and control (Optional for Judgments over £600, must be used for judgment over £25000) Writ of Possession(includes High Court Enforcement agency instruction) - £250+VAT |
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EXPERT alternative dispute resolution
With specialist expertise in dispute resolution, PW-LA delivers comprehensive litigation and advocacy services focussing on tailored fixed fees to meet clients’ specific budgets and desired outcomes.
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Clients are priority receiving equal attention to your unique experiences, perspectives and circumstances; listening to your concerns with empathy and understanding, and acting in your best interests is the service you can expect. Taking care to ensure your budget aligns with your expectations and achieving that best desired outcome. You will receive clear, practical advice and representation, guiding you through the legal process with transparency, at all times mindful of legal costs to pursue or defend a case.
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