Fees
You are welcome to ring us up to
discuss any matter on an informal basis, without incurring any fees.
If you then wish
us to advise
further, we will agree an hourly rate with you for time which we spend on the matter, and
charge you on that basis.
Our policy is to agree
charge out rates which are inclusive of (a) mark-up (b) communication charges (post, fax,
telephone, etc) other than for large bundles and for courier and special delivery charges
and (c) routine (less than 100 pages) photocopying charges; but exclusive of external
costs, draftsman's charges and of VAT.
We do not instruct third parties
(for example Counsel, foreign lawyers, or technical experts) without first seeking client
approval.
As a result of having lower
overhead expenditure in Newcastle, our hourly charge out rates tend to be significantly
lower than those of our London competitors.
Should you wish to discuss our
hourly charge out rates, or any other aspect of our charging policy, please contact any of
the partners whose details are set out on our lawyers
page.
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