We would usually expect to incur certain expenses on your behalf which we will add to your bill. For example, court fees and High Court Enforcement Officer’s fees. The amount of these fees depend on the size of the debt. There is a sliding scale for court fees ranging from £35 to issue the smallest claims up to £10,000 for the largest claims.

We may instruct a barrister (otherwise known as Counsel) on your behalf if the proceedings become disputed. Counsel’s brief fee for a trial can vary between £1,500 for the smallest claim up to hundreds of thousands of pounds for the largest claims. It will vary according to the experience of the barrister needed and the complexity of the case. The brief fee includes Counsel’s time for case preparation and time engagement on the first day of any hearing. Thereafter a ‘refresher’ fee is charged by Counsel for each additional day of any hearing, usually at between about £2,000 and £8,000 per day. These charges are exclusive of any applicable VAT. If you require solicitor attendance as well as Counsel at a hearing then our solicitor time will be based on an additional cost on a day rate between £1,750 and £5,000 plus VAT.