Our Fees

Fees for acting as a Commercial and International Law

We aim to provide transparency and clarity regarding our fees, ensuring that you understand the costs from the outset.

Our lawyer specialising in Corporate, Commercial, and International Law charge $1000 per hour plus VAT. A minimum upfront retainer of $15000 plus VAT is required before we commence any work on your behalf.

To ensure smooth financial management, we bill in regular instalments. Should it be necessary, we can agree on monthly payment plans, subject to an interest rate of 8% on any outstanding balances.

Fees for acting as a Business Law

We provide comprehensive legal support for businesses, ensuring clarity, compliance, and growth at every stage of your operations. Our services are structured into two categories to meet both your day-to-day needs and strategic objectives:

1.Operational Services (from $500/hour plus VAT)

These services cover the essential legal needs of businesses, including:

• Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts
• Employment law advice, including drafting employment contracts
• Creating terms and conditions for consumers
• Drafting shareholders’ agreements
  

2.Strategic Advisory Services (from $800/hour plus VAT)

For more complex and high-value matters requiring advanced expertise, we offer tailored strategic advice, including:

• Joint ventures and partnerships
• Business restructuring and insolvency support
• Intellectual property protection and licensing
• Corporate governance advice
• Compliance and regulatory advisory services (e.g., GDPR, competition law)
• Commercial dispute resolution and risk management

Our clear fee structure reflects the level of complexity and expertise involved in each category. Regular billing intervals ensure transparency, and we can offer monthly payment plans where needed, with an interest rate of 8% on outstanding balances.

Fees for acting as a Mergers and Acquisitions

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) require specialised legal expertise. Our fees for these services are as follows:

   •Hourly rate $1000 per hour plus VAT.

   •Minimum upfront retainer $15,000 plus VAT, payable before the commencement of any work. This aligns with market standards for transactions of this nature.

   •For private equity transactions, we apply a success fee at closing, calculated using the Double Lemon Calculator formula, ensuring fairness and transparency based on the transaction’s value and complexity.

This fee structure ensures adequate coverage of initial costs and guarantees the highest quality service tailored to the complexities of M&A transactions. As with our other services, we offer the option of monthly payment plans, subject to an interest rate of 8% on outstanding balances.

Fees for acting as a Commercial Mediator

• My fee as a mediator is $6.500 plus VAT (combined fee for both parties) where the claim value is between $250k and £1m;
• The fee includes a full day (8 hours) of Mediation;
• The fee includes all preparation work such as pre-mediation readings, communications, conference calls, and admin;
• The fee does not include any travel or accommodation costs. This would be charged in addition to the fees if necessary;
• If Mediation lasts longer than 8 hours, each additional hour is charged at $900 plus VAT;
• If the claim value is less than $250k or over $1million, please contact me for a quote.

Legal Fees for Employment Mediation & Law

Our fee at $3.500.00 plus VAT per half day. This fee is typically paid in full by the employer. A typical workplace mediation involving two people will require 3 half day sessions under our 3d mediation model.

When it comes to employment tribunal cases, legal costs can also vary significantly. These costs are influenced by the complexity and length of the case, the level of legal expertise required, and whether the case is settled before reaching the tribunal.

For a fee of $500 plus VAT we can provide an initial face to face meeting to discuss your concerns and identify the steps you can take to resolve these.

The stated prices cover representation throughout all stages of proceedings until a conclusive hearing. Tasks encompass drafting initial pleadings, attending a preliminary hearing for case management discussions, managing case orders, such as preparing a loss schedule, handling document disclosure and bundle preparation, as well as crafting witness statements. We will also engage a barrister for final preparations prior to the conclusive hearing.

Wills Drafting Fixed price

We send out a link to our Wills instruction form for you to complete as far as possible and return in advance so that it ensures we can get your Will done in one visit.

If you are not on email then we can send a Will pre-appointment questionnaire in the post so that we can get the Will done for you in one visit if you return the questionnaire beforehand.

If you want to attend to provide instructions and we then draft the Will and go through it with you before signing all in one attendance (and you don’t want to pre-complete a questionnaire either through our online system or by bringing in a pre-appointment questionnaire we send to you in the post).

• $1500 Single Will 
• $2300 Mirror Wills (plus VAT and ID check)