Pricing & Fee

When it comes to costs, it is extremely important to know where you stand. There is nothing worse than receiving a high bill when you least expect it. We have always understood the importance of honesty and transparency especially when it comes to legal fees and this is why all our clients are made fully aware of the costs involved from the outset of their case.

Guide to Pricing Structure

Although every legal instruction is unique and must be dealt with on a case-by-case basis, we have provided a general guide to our pricing structure for your ease of reference. Please note that the prices indicated may increase depending on the number of applicants and the overall complexity of the case. All prices are exclusive of VAT and any disbursements such as court fees. The VAT @ 20% is applied, where applicable.

Fees

Type of Application

The price ranges below are based on the complexity of the application such as the duration of stay, the number of parties, the involvement of children, the volume of evidence and the overall experience of the case worker.

All prices are exclusive of VAT (where applicable). VAT is currently 20%.

Application for Leave to Enter or Remain:
Leave to Enter or Remain as a partner or parent	£ 2,000 - £ 4,000
Leave to Enter or Remain on the basis of family and/or private life	£ 2,000 - £ 5,000
Settlement Applications	£ 2,000 - £ 10,000
Point Based Applications	£ 1,500 - £ 10,000
Sponsor License Applications	£ 5,000 - £ 15,000
Visit Visa Applciations	£ 1,500 - £ 3,000
Naturalisation Applications	£ 1,000 - £ 3,000
EUSS Applicantions ( price range may vary depending upon number of applications)	£ 1,000 - £ 3,000
Non-Application Matters:
Bail	£ 1,000 - £ 2,000
Detention Matter	£ 2,000 - £ 5,000
Port Removal/Detained At Airport	£ 2,000 - £ 5,000
Appeal Before the First Tier Tribunal	£ 3,000 - £ 5,000*
*Higher Where there are multiple hearings, or the matter is complex
Litigation matters - On Hourly Basis	*Please Refer to Hourly Rates (Below)
Judicial Reviews in the High Court or Upper Tribunal - On Hourly Basis	*Please Refer to Hourly Rates (Below)
Court of Appeal - On Hourly Basis	*Please Refer to Hourly Rates (Below)
Supreme Court - On Hourly Basis	*Please Refer to Hourly Rates (Below)
Family law / Divorce – On hourly basis	*Please Refer to Hourly Rates (Below)
Employment law – On hourly basis	*Please Refer to Hourly Rates (Below)
Costs (Before SCCO or High Court) - On Hourly Basis	*Please Refer to Hourly Rates (Below)

Disbursements

Please see a link to the Home Office website (below) which displays the relevant Home Office fees for each individual immigration application. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visa-regulations-revised-table/home-office-immigration-and-nationality-fees-4-october-2023 Where a matter proceeds to Court, you may also be liable for the Court fees of £140 (for an appeal) and £154 (for a Judicial Review). Judicial Review trial fees will be payable (£385 – £770) if your case proceeds to a final hearing. If a barrister is instructed for your Court hearing this will also be charged separately. The cost for a barrister will depend on the nature of your application and the experience of the individual barrister. You will be informed of this prior to any instruction.

Disbursements

Please see a link to the Home Office website (below) which displays the relevant Home Office fees for each individual immigration application. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/visa-regulations-revised-table/home-office-immigration-and-nationality-fees-4-october-2023 Where a matter proceeds to Court, you may also be liable for the Court fees of £140 (for an appeal) and £154 (for a Judicial Review). Judicial Review trial fees will be payable (£385 – £770) if your case proceeds to a final hearing. If a barrister is instructed for your Court hearing this will also be charged separately. The cost for a barrister will depend on the nature of your application and the experience of the individual barrister. You will be informed of this prior to any instruction.

Judicial Review and Litigation

Depending on the circumstances of your case, together with our assessment of your financial position, we can progress your Judicial Review case in one of the following ways:

Hourly rate basis; (see below)
Conditional Fee Arrangement (typically known as a no win – no fee arrangement); or
Discounted Conditional Fee Arrangement (where you pay a financial contribution to your case and the remainder is progressed on a no win less fee basis)

In Judicial Review proceedings and possibly during certain stages of appeal, the Courts / Tribunals have the power to award costs for and against you. When proceedings have concluded, the Courts can typically make one of the following orders in relation to costs:

Award your legal costs (generally happens when your case is successful);
No order as to costs (this is typically ordered when neither you nor the Home Office wins the case outright);
Award costs against you (this is typically ordered if you have lost the case); or
Award partial recovery of costs to either you or the Home Office (this depends on the outcome of the case).

Your case could also be settled during the proceedings by way of negotiation and should a mutual agreement with the other side be achieved then this can ultimately settle your case with costs payable to you. This is typically agreed in a Consent Order (equivalent to a Court Order) which ordinarily brings the proceedings to a conclusion. As stated above, you should be aware that if your case is unsuccessful, you may be ordered to pay the costs which the Home Office has incurred in defending the proceedings. Please note that in this event and depending on which option you choose, you may be liable to make payment of our total fees, whether in full or discounted. These fees would be payable in addition to paying the total costs incurred by the Home Office in accordance with the Order of the Court. If, however there is no order as to costs then you will only be liable to pay our fee (if this is applicable). Please be informed that if there is a costs award made in your favour, this would essentially mean that the Government must pay your legal costs, i.e. generally the fees you have paid to us in progressing the judicial review or at the subsequent appeal stage (if applicable). This may also include pre-action correspondence exchanged between us and the Home Office before filing your claim for Judicial Review. The default position is that our total bill chargeable to you will be submitted to the Home Office for payment. When our fees and costs are agreed – the Home Office would be required to pay the total agreed costs in accordance with our hourly rates which have been applied in your case (see further below). If your case is successful and costs are awarded in your favour, you will receive the amount which has been agreed with the Government, subject to any shortfalls and after paying our legal costs. If your case is unsuccessful and costs have been awarded against you then you will be required to pay the agreed costs of the Government / other side. Please note however that following the Court’s guidance of cost proportionality, it is highly unlikely that we will recover our full fees. You are of course entitled to see our full bill of costs.

1. Hourly Rate

You would be liable to pay our fees if we have undertaken your case on an hourly rate (see below) irrespective of the outcome of your case. If you have paid most or all of our legal fees as per our final bill – we will seek to recover this from the Government (including any disbursements) should your case, be successful and a cost award has been made in your favour.
You would also be liable to pay all disbursements associated to your case.

2. Conditional Fee Arrangement

You are liable for our total fees if your case is successful, but we will recover our fees from the losing party. If your case is unsuccessful, you will not be liable to pay our fees. You might be ordered by the Court to pay the Government’s costs.
You will be liable for all disbursements irrespective of the outcome of your case.

3. Discounted Conditional Fee Arrangement

You would be liable for a percentage of our total fees if your case is successful. The remainder of our fees would be recovered from the losing party. If your case is unsuccessful, you will be liable to pay our reduced fees. You might be ordered by the Court to pay the Government’s costs. Nevertheless, you will be liable for all disbursements irrespective of the outcome of your case. In addition to our legal fees, we may also be entitled to deduct between 30 -50% of any damages we recover on your behalf. This will depend on the complexity of your case and will be agreed from the outset of your matter.

Our Current Hourly Rates are:

Partner	£380
Legal Representative with at least eight years' experience	£380
Legal Representative with at least four years' experience	£280
Legal Representative with less than four years' experience	£220
Trainee, paralegal or equivalent	£150

Out of Hours Work

If work is required to be done out of hours (including but not limited to the weekend), then hourly charges are increased by 1.5 times. i.e. if normal hourly rate is £380 / hour and urgent out of hours work is undertaken, then hourly rate for that work will be £380 x 1.5 = £570 / hour.

Referral Fee or Fee Sharing

If your case has been referred to us by an OISC or another law firm, then we may pay them a referral fee or there might be a fee sharing agreement between us and that firm. Should you require any further information in respect of the same, then please ask us and we will be happy to provide you with the same.
Once we are instructed, we work independently and, in our client’s, best interests, the referral fee and/or fee sharing has no bearing on the work we do on the cases and the firm or OISC referring us the work has no control or say in the work we do, which is solely focused on providing our clients with best legal services that we can.