Information about our charges
Our fees are calculated based on the time we spend on your claim at the rates set out in Category E below. If you have legal expense insurance our fees will be paid by your insurer provided you comply with your policy terms.
If you do not have legal expenses insurance our fees may be recoverable from your opponent in part with the remainder being deducted from your damages. The amount recoverable from the opponent is dependent on the category of claim, value and stage at which it settles.
Expenses and VAT will also be payable in addition. More information is set out below.
If we have agreed to act with a success fee; that will not be recoverable from the opponent in any event and will be deducted from damages you receive.
Provided you fulfil your responsibilities under our agreement with you, our fees deducted from damages (including success fee and VAT) will not exceed 25% of your damages. We will retain any fees recovered from your opponent.
| Claim Type | I have legal expenses insurance | I don’t have legal expenses insurance |
| OIC or Small Claims
Category A below |
Our fees will be paid by your legal expense insurer.
Expenses (such as expert fees) that we pay on your behalf will usually be recovered from your opponent up to a maximum of £750 per expert. Your legal expenses insurer will pay any advocate fees if a final hearing is required. If proceedings are issued a small amount of costs will be recovered in addition to the above. |
Our fees will be deducted from your damages but will never exceed 25% of your damages (including success fee and VAT).
Expenses (such as expert fees) that we pay on your behalf will usually be recovered from your opponent up to a maximum of £750 per expert. You will pay a fee for an advocate if a final hearing is required. We will retain any fees recovered from your opponent in addition to the above.
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| MOJ, Fast Track & Intermediate Track
Category B, C & D below |
Our fees will be recoverable from your opponent in the amounts set out in the links below.
Unrecovered fees will be paid by your legal expense insurer. Expenses we pay on your behalf will usually be recovered from your opponent.
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Our fees will be recoverable from your opponent in the amounts set out in the links below.
If we are acting with a success fee, that will be deducted from your damages. The total amount of any deductions from your damages, including success fees and VAT, will not exceed 25% of your damages. Expenses we pay on your behalf will usually be recovered from your opponent. |
| Multi Track
Category E |
Our fees will be recoverable from your opponent at the rates set out below.
Expenses we pay on your behalf will usually be recovered from your opponent.
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Our fees will be recoverable from your opponent at the rates set out below.
If we are acting with a success fee, that will be deducted from your damages. The total amount of any deductions from your damages, including success fees and VAT, will not exceed 25% of your damages. Expenses we pay on your behalf will usually be recovered from your opponent.
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- Please note that legal expenses insurance will be subject to an indemnity limit. If it appears that this indemnity limit is likely to be exceeded, we will advise you as soon as possible and explain the impact that this may have on the payment of our fees.
Category A – Official Injury Claims (‘OIC’)
If the personal injury part of your claim is agreed at £5,000 or less then your claim is likely to fall into this category.
Category B – Ministry of Justice Portal costs (‘MOJ’)
The MOJ Portal is a streamlined process for claims up to £25,000 which are not suitable for the OIC category. For example, claims on behalf of children. It is a requirement that the opponent accepts blame in these claims. The recoverable fees are:
| Where value of claim for damages is under £10,000 | Costs excluding VAT | Where value of claim for damages is more than £10,000 but less than £25,000 | Costs excluding VAT |
| Stage 1 fixed costs | £200 | Stage 1 fixed costs | £200 |
| Stage 2 fixed costs | £300 | Stage 2 fixed costs | £600 |
| Stage 3 costs
Type A – Settlement no hearing Type B – Settlement at hearing Type C – Infant approval/ advice |
£250 £250 £150
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Stage 3 costs
Type A – Settlement no hearing Type B – Settlement at hearing Type C – Infant approval/ advice |
£250 £250 £150
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Category C – Fast Track
This category covers claims up to £25,000 which are not suitable for either the OIC or MOJ process. The recoverable fees are set out here:
Category D – Intermediate Track
This category covers claims worth between £25,000 and £100,000. The recoverable fees are set out here:
Category E – Multi-Track & Hourly Rate Recovery
Where the value of your claim for damages is over £100,000 or it is allocated to the multi-track, or in some other circumstances, costs are recoverable at our hourly rate. The maximum rates we utilise are as set out below, unless we specifically write to you with higher rates on exceptional claims. The level of case handler may change at different stages of the claim, however we will notify you when this occurs. All of our fees will be charged with VAT in addition.
| Level of case handler | Rate |
| Solicitors, legal executives and other fee earners with over eight years’ experience | £350 |
| Solicitors, legal executives and other fee earners with over four years’ experience | £275 |
| Other solicitors or legal executives, trainee solicitors and paralegals | £166 – £225 |