Beyond the ordinary

WHAT WORK IS INCLUDED IN OUR FEES:

Generally, our quoted legal fees cover work which includes our time spent on the following:

• Initial meeting with you – to take detailed instructions; consideration of circumstances and the options available to you.
• Providing advice as to most appropriate application, and the relevant law applicable to your case.
• Collation of documents, perusal and providing advice as to next steps
• Preparation of applications; drafting representations and or drafting statements with your approval.
• Submission of the application and following due processes
• Updating and advising of timescales and where necessary reviewing options relating to delays.
• Consideration of decisions and advising of outcome.
• Advising on appropriate next steps
• Closing file

 

WHAT WORK IS INCLUDED IN OUR FEES FOR APPEALS :

• Detailed discussion of the reasons for refusal
• Assessing and confirming whether there are merits in appealing the decision
• Advising on the requirements of the Immigration Rules and whether Home Office reached a decision based on such rules.
• Consideration of the evidence you have provided.
• Preparation of Grounds of Appeal
• Preparation of the Court Bundle and where necessary, helping you obtain further evidence (eg DNA reports)
• Taking relevant statements of any witnesses.
• Arranging Counsel (barrister) for advocacy on your behalf at the hearing.
• Consideration of the written decision of the Judge following the hearing of the appeal and advising on next steps.

 

WHAT FEES ARE NOT INCLUDED:

The fees involved in your case will depend on the nature of the application or appeal that we are submitting for you.  There might be other fees you will have to pay, sometimes called ‘disbursements. 

These are costs such as visa or application fees, and courier or Special/Recorded Delivery fees. The fees required in your case will depend on the type of application being made. They are required to be paid separately and will be charged in addition to our quoted fees.

Examples (non-exhaustive list) of such fees are:

• Home office application fee
• IHS surcharge fee (NHS fee that is paid to have access to this service)
• Court fees
• Counsels’ fees (barrister fees)
• Medical expert fees
• Country expert fees
• Interpreter fees
• Translation of documents fee

We will discuss and agree these fees with you before we instruct or incur the additional fees.

 

Interpreter fees: Interpreters charge their fees on an hourly rate basis and can vary from £25.00 -£45.00 per hour. The length of time needed with the interpreter will depend on the circumstances of the case and the complexity.

Please note that Home office fees for making the application will need to be paid directly to the home office as part of the application process.

Please note that any court fees for making the application. You will pay this directly as part of the application process.

 

HOURLY RATE CASES -Most of our work is done on a fixed fee basis as detailed above. If however, work is carried out on an hourly rate basis then the quote will be based on our hourly rate which is currently £300.00. You will be advised of cost estimates at the commencement of the case or as soon as possible afterwards. We are unable to guarantee the final charge will not exceed the cost estimate as several factors outside of our control can affect the costs. If it becomes clear that the costs will be greater than initially estimated, a revised costs estimate (with reasons) will be given to you.

 

OUR TIMESCALES -We will aim to submit your application within a period of 2 – 4 weeks of you instructing us. This is dependent on receiving all the requested evidence and information from you. Where there is a change to this timescale, we will inform you of this as the earliest and opportunity if it is likely to take longer than this. Please note that all applications will be submitted before any applicable deadline set by the home office, UKVI, the court and tribunals.

 

HOME OFFICE TIMESCALES - We cannot guarantee how long the Home Office will take to process your application. We will discuss the prevailing timescales on instruction and the nature of the application.