Our terms of service

Members take publicly as well as privately funded work and will consider conditional fee arrangements in appropriate cases. Our clerking team is delighted to discuss these matters with solicitors and to arrange for the preparation of the necessary documentation, such as CFAs.

Fees for advisory work are charged at an hourly rate related to the seniority of the counsel instructed, the scale of the claim and the urgency of the matter. It is generally possible for our clerks to give a fixed quotation for a piece of work in advance. Brief fees depend upon the scale and complexity of the litigation and the length of trial.

We have considerable experience of Licensed Access work and are pleased to accept instructions coming from approved bodies. Our clerking team will be happy to advise Licensed Access clients as to what is required in Licensed Access work.

We are happy to accept instructions delivered by electronic means and we can, if clients wish, deliver paperwork in all electronic modes and in a range of word-processing formats.

 

Fees

Fee notes will be submitted promptly on conclusion of the matter or at an appropriate or agreed stage. Ideally we expect privately funded case to be paid within 30 days of receipt of the fee note. If this is not possible we would ask clients to discuss the matter with one of our clerks. We adhere to the Bar Council's Guideline when progressing fees.

We regret that work cannot be not accepted from any professional client listed on the "Withdrawal of Credit Scheme" unless a Public Funding Certificate is in force or payment is received in advance.