We have attempted to cover the fees associated with the most common services here. If you want to know fees for a service not covered here, please Contact Us.
At Adam Bernard Solicitors, we are competitive and we offer affordable prices depending on the various circumstances of our clients.
Depending on the complexity our fees are as follows:
| Complexity | Legal Fee (VAT Chargeable at 20%) |
| Low | £1,000 to £2,500 plus VAT |
| Medium | £2,500 to £5,000 plus VAT |
| High | £5,000 to £15,000 plus VAT |
These are estimates and exclude disbursements.
Disbursements are third party costs that may be applicable to your matter, these are likely to include an application fee, advertising costs and agent fees. Typical costs include:
These fees vary depending on the location and the type of premise. We assess your situation and provide an outline of what the costs are likely to be as soon as we are aware of the costs.
Typical disbursements which are additional costs payable on the above matters include, but are not limited to the following:
– newspaper public notices: £450 ;
– preparation of plans: £900;
– Lodging fee of premises licence application (depending on rateable value), £650
VAT is applicable at the standard rate of 20%, on our services should the criteria be met. If VAT is due on any disbursements, we will inform you prior to agreeing the fee. For the avoidance of doubt, VAT is chargeable at 20%.
Our prices include the following advice and services:
The fee does not include:
Relatively straightforward matters take between 6 and 14 weeks from instruction. This is dependent on you providing all relevant evidence and documentation in advance.
If the matter is more complex, with substantial opposition, or that you have not provided documents in a timely fashion then it may take longer. We will always keep you abreast of any delays.
VAT is chargeable if it meets the following criteria, it must:
VAT is applicable at the standard rate of 20%, on our services should the criteria be met. If VAT is due on any disbursements, we will inform you prior to agreeing the fee. For the avoidance of doubt, VAT is chargeable at 20%.
Guideline hourly rates
| Fee earner | Hourly Rate (ex. VAT) | ||
| Solicitors and legal executives with over 8 years’ experience |
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| Solicitors and legal executives with over 4 years’ experience |
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| Other solicitors or legal executives and fee earners of equivalent experience | £185 p/h | ||
| Trainee solicitors, paralegals and other fee earners |
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Guideline hourly rates
| Fee earner | Hourly Rate (ex. VAT) | ||
| Solicitors and legal executives with over 8 years’ experience |
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| Solicitors and legal executives with over 4 years’ experience |
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| Other solicitors or legal executives and fee earners of equivalent experience | £244 p/h | ||
| Trainee solicitors, paralegals and other fee earners |
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We may quote a fixed fee based on our hourly fee earner hourly rates based on an approximation of the number of hours. Generally, it takes between 4-8 hours of work to complete a general application, however this varies. This means that on average costs are between £500 and £6,000 depending on the application.
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