When a party fails to disclose assets in divorce proceedings, the courts are entitled to draw...
Fixed Fee work Contact Us for One off – up to 30 mins free consultation
1. One off – up to an hours meeting (advice letter to be sent following meeting) - £170 (incl. VAT)
2. One off – up to an hours meeting (advice letter to be sent following meeting and one off letter to send to the other side for negotiations) - £240 (incl. VAT)<ul>
Matrimonial and Children
Divorce proceedings (excluding financial)
3. Free 30 mins consultation/Uncontested divorce (petitioner) – £650 plus VAT plus court fee of £550* (*you may not need to pay the court fee at all or pay at reduced rate depending on your circumstances)
4. Free 30 mins consultation/Uncontested divorce (respondent) - £300 plus VAT
5. Free 30 mins consultation/Drafting divorce petition (paper application) - £190 plus VAT
6. Free 30 mins consultation/Drafting application for Decree Nisi and Statement in Support of service - £100 plus VAT
Financial matters (your case has been listed for the first hearing at court)
7. Free 30 mins consultation/Fee charged for taking instructions, sending advice letter and completing lengthy Financial Information Form only (Form E) and ensuring that all relevant evidence is attached and ready for exchange with the other side - £550.00 - £850.00 depending on complexity.
8. Free 30 mins consultation/Fee charged for taking instructions and sending advice letter, preparing your case for the first court hearing by completing lengthy Financial Information Form (Form E) and ensuring that all relevant evidence is attached and ready for exchange with the other side. After the exchange date to draft, usually required by the court, additional documents, including Chronology, Statement of Issues and Questionnaire - £1000+ depending on complexity and volume.
Consent Orders in financial matters (you have reached an agreement with your wife/husband)
9. Free 30 mins consultation/”simple matters”/Fee charged for taking instructions and sending advice letter, completing Statement of Information form and drafting the Consent Order recording your agreement with your husband/wife, limited correspondence with the other side, submission of the consent order to the court for approval: £600.00 plus VAT plus court fee of £50.00
10. Free 30 mins consultation/”more complex matters”/Fee charged for taking instructions and sending advice letter, completing Statement of Information and drafting Consent Order recording your agreement with your husband/wife, completing pension sharing annex if relevant, limited correspondence with the other side, submission of the consent order to the court for approval: from £750.00 plus VAT to £1100.00 plus VAT depending on complexity.
Children matters (applications for: contact with the child/change of the child’s residence/prevent unauthorised removal of the child from UK/seeking permission for the child to move permanently to another country)
11. Free 30 mins consultation/Fee charged for taking instructions and sending advice letter, completing the application to start proceedings (Form C100) - £250.00 plus VAT, for applications containing allegations of domestic abuse (Form C100 plus C1A) - £350 plus VAT
Children matters (your case is already before the court and you have been directed by the court to either prepare your full statement/or respond to the other side’s statement)
12. Free 30 mins consultation/Preparing first statement – between £550-£1000 plus VAT, depending on complexity.
Children matters (other fixed fee)
13. Free 30 mins consultation/Preparing Parental (& Step – Parental) Responsibility Agreement - £190 plus VAT
Cohabitation Law
Cohabitation agreement – an agreement recording the arrangements between two or more people who have agreed to live together, as a couple or otherwise. It records each party's rights and responsibilities in relation to the property where they live or intend to live together, financial arrangements between them, both during and following cohabitation and the arrangements to be made if they decide that they no longer want to live together.
14. Free 30 minutes consultation/Fee charged for taking instructions and drafting a Deed of Cohabitation: fees between £1000 to £1500 plus VAT
Declaration of trust - when two or more people buy a house or a flat together they are strongly advised to make a declaration of trust (a type of legal agreement) in order to record how the proceeds of sale of the property will be divided when the property is ultimately sold having regard to the respective parties contribution to the purchase price and subsequent contributions during the period of ownership.
15. Free 30 mins consultation/Fee charged for taking instructions and drafting a Declaration of Trust: £450.00 plus VAT (Deed of Trust with fixed shares), £550.00 plus VAT (Deed of Trust with floating shares)
Please note that our fixed fee rates are reviewed every October.
