Navigating the legal landscape can be a complex and challenging process.
At Portway Solicitors, we believe in transparency and providing our clients with a clear understanding of our fee structure. Our solicitors are dedicated to delivering high-quality legal services tailored to your needs.
Our Hourly Rates
Some of our fees are based on the hourly rates of the fee earning staff appointed to your case and the amount of time they spend working on your case. It is essential to recognise that legal matters vary, and as such, our fees may differ based on the specific legal service provided.
The hourly rates are as follows:
| Fee Earner | Hourly Rate |
|---|---|
| Solicitors and legal executives with over 8 years’ experience | £306 |
| Solicitors and legal executives with over 4 years’ experience | £234 |
| Other Solicitors or Legal Executives and Fee Earners with less than 4 years’ experience | £198 |
| Trainee Solicitors, Paralegals and other Fee Earners | £135 |
The services charged on our hourly rates are:
1. Children Arrangements
2. Civil Litigation
3. Commercial Dispute Resolution
4. Debt Recovery
5. Employment Law
6. Financial Settlement
7. Landlord and Tenant
All of above rates are exclusive of VAT at 20% and Disbursements (Court fees, Counsel fees, Mediation fees, Advocacy fees or any other third party service fees in relation to your matter)
Our Fixed Fees
At Portway Solicitors, we offer fixed fees for certain legal services, ensuring our clients know the costs upfront.
This allows our clients to plan and budget effectively.
We believe in providing high-quality legal services at a fair and reasonable cost.
Depending on complexity, some of these services are:
1. BUSINESS IMMIGRATION:
Business Immigration and Licensing Applications (Innovation Founder and Sponsorship Licence Applications) | From £4,000 – £6,000 |
2. FAMILY AND CHILDREN LAW:
Legal Agreement | £300 |
Divorce (Service and Decree Search) | £3,000 |
3. PERSONAL IMMIGRATION:
Applications (within the UK) – Fee waiver & All categories | From £1,000 – £4,500 |
Entry Clearance Applications | £3,000 |
Asylum | £4,500 |
Point-Based applications (Tier 2, Tier 4, Tier 5) All Categories within each Tiers (within and/or outside the UK) | From £2,000 – £3,000 |
Global Talent Visa Application (Both stages – Endorsement and Application) | £4,500 |
Temporary Admission / Landing Deportation / Bail Applications – SSHD and Tribunal – within the UK Cancel Removal Directions Emergency Injunction | From £1,500 – £2,500 |
Appeals and Judicial Review Administrative Review | From £2,000 – £3,000 |
Settlement Applications (ILR) Naturalisation and British Passport Applications – both Adult and Child | £3,000 From £1,500 – £3,000 |
Replacement / Lost / Transfer of BRP | From £800 – £1,500 |
International Visas (other than the UK) – tourism/work/medical treatment, etc. Overseas Citizenship / Nationality Applications | From £1,000 – £1,500 |
4. WILLS AND PROBATE APPLICATIONS:
Single Will Mirror Will | £500 £800 |
Probate Application / Execution | £2,500 + VAT or 2% of Estate |
General Power of Attorney Lasting Power of Attorney | £300 £450 |
Lasting Power of Attorney – (Health & Welfare) & (Property & Finance) | £900 |
Deputyship Applications | £900 |
All of above rates are exclusive of VAT at 20% and Disbursements (Court fees, Counsel fees, Mediation fees, Advocacy fees or any other third party service fees in relation to your matter)
For all our legal services, we provide an estimate of our costs. However in certain cases, this might change due to circumstances and outcomes with regards to the progression of a matter. It is our duty to keep you informed at regular intervals how much your legal matter will cost and for that reason, most cases are billed monthly. We ask you for money on account, for the work done on the file and send you an update every month. Any surplus of the money held in the client account will be refunded to you at the conclusion of your matter.
In certain cases, for example Personal Injury and CICA, we have a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA) more commonly known as No Win, No Fee. However, clients may have to make payments to our services, if they decide to terminate instructions to us in certain circumstances.
The key stages of your legal matter and likely timescales of the case progression could be affected by the third party authorities we work with such as the Courts, Tribunals and Home Office. We endeavour to keep you updated throughout the timeline of the case.