FundingThe funding of your case is obviously crucially important. We do offer a limited Legal Aid service for criminal (including very high cost cases and specialist fraud) and child care / family cases. We do not hold ourselves out to be a Legal Aid practice as we do not believe that it is always possible to work at the highest level within the constraints of public funding.
We are one of the top niche legal practices in the country and are extremely proud of our reputation.
We will discuss the funding options at the start of any new matter and we are always totally up front and transparent in this regard. Funding and costs recovery is a complex issue. In broad terms, you can assume the following:
Family cases - it is very rare to recover any costs from the other side, although you may recover your sanity, life / children.
Civil cases - costs generally follow the event, ie the loser pays the winner's costs (or a proportion of them). It is important, therefore, to win.
Criminal cases - since the Labour Government implemented new reforms, even if you are acquitted, you are likely to recover only a fraction of the actual costs (based upon paltry Legal Aid rates) incurred in your defence, although we would hope that you would have your life, liberty and some of your sanity intact.
Real Estate, Probate, Trusts, Wealth and Management - costs are based on an hourly rate. |
