Multilingual law services in England

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The work will involve:

• Discussing your circumstances in detail and confirming whether this is the most appropriate application for you to make and what other options may be available to you.
• Giving you advice about the requirements of the Immigration Rules and whether you meet the criteria.
• If you do not fulfil certain criteria, whether this can be overcome and how, which on average takes 2 hours.
• Considering the supporting evidence, you have provided, which we anticipate will take 2 to 4 hours.
• Where necessary, helping you obtain further evidence (such as medical records and bank statements), including taking statements from any witnesses.
• Preparing your application and submitting it on your behalf, which we anticipate will take 3 hours.
• Attendance at a Home Office interview; if the Home Office asks you to attend an interview, we will give you clear advice (and discuss the possibility of us attending with you) at the appropriate time. This could be between 5 and 8 hours of work.
• Giving you advice about the outcome of the application and any further steps you need to progress or complete your case.

Add an Disbursements, not included in the pries discussed above, are costs related to your matter that are payable to third parties, such as:

• Visa fees. We will advise you on the method to make the payments.
• Interpreters’ fees (where applicable) at £120.00 per hour. This kind of application will normally require between 3-6 hours with an interpreter, depending on the complexity of your case.
• Independent expert reports e.g. medical experts. These are not required in many cases: we will let you know as soon as possible if we consider an expert report necessary.
• If there is an interview and we do attend with you, there will be additional disbursements in respect of our mileage/travel expenses.

The costs quoted here do not include:

• Any Home Office fees for making the application. You will pay this to the Home Office directly as part of the application process.
• Where the Home Office refuses your application, advice and assistance in relation to any appeal.

We cannot guarantee how long the Home Office will take to process your application. Please we do recommend that you make time to read the current processing times.

We will normally be able to submit this type of application within 2 weeks of you instructing us, but we will let you know at the earliest opportunity if it is likely to take longer than this.

Please note the anticipated number of hours and fees are an estimate based on the facts above. All applications are likely to vary and of course, we can give you a more accurate estimate once we have more information about your specific case.

Disbursements are costs related to your matter that are payable to third parties, such as court fees.

Counsel’s fees estimated between £750.00 to £1,500.00 per day (depending on experience of the advocate) for attending a Tribunal Hearing (including preparation).

The fees set out above cover all of the work in relation to the following key stages of a claim:

• Taking your initial instructions, reviewing the papers and advising you on merits and likely compensation (this is likely to be revisited throughout the matter and subject to change).
• Entering into pre-claim conciliation where this is mandatory to explore whether a settlement can be reached.
• Preparing claim or response.
• Reviewing and advising on claim or response from other party.
• Exploring settlement and negotiating settlement throughout the process.
• preparing or considering a schedule of loss.
• Preparing for (and attending) a Preliminary Hearing.
• Exchanging documents with the other party and agreeing a bundle of documents.
• Taking witness statements, drafting statements and agreeing their content with witnesses.
• preparing bundle of documents.
• Reviewing and advising on the other party’s witness statements.
• agreeing a list of issues, a chronology and/or cast list.
• Preparation and attendance at Final Hearing, including instructions to Counsel.

The stages set out above are an indication and if some of stages above are not required, the fee will be reduced. You may wish to handle the claim yourself and only have our advice in relation to some of the stages. This can also be arranged on your individual needs.

The time that it takes from taking your initial instructions to the final resolution of your matter depends largely on the stage at which your case is resolved. If a settlement is reached during pre-claim conciliation, your case is likely to take x-x weeks. 

If your claim proceeds to a Final Hearing, your case is likely to take x-x weeks. This is just an estimate and we will of course be able to give you a more accurate timescale once we have more information and as the matter progresses.

• Probate application fee of £215.00 if the value of the estate is £5,000.00 or over. Where the estate is less than £5,000.00 there is no fee.
• £10.00-£above.00 Swearing of the oath (per executor).
• Bankruptcy-only Land Charges Department searches (£2.00 per beneficiary).
• £TBA Post in The London Gazette – Protects against unexpected claims from unknown creditors.
• £TBA Post in a Local Newspaper – This also helps to protect against unexpected claims.

• If there is no will or the estate consists of any share holdings (stocks and bonds) there are likely to be additional costs that could range significantly depending on the estate and how it is to be dealt with. We can give you a more accurate quote once we have more information.
• If any additional copies of the grant are required, they will cost £.50p (1 per asset usually).
• Dealing with the sale or transfer of any property in the estate is not included.

On average, estates that fall within this range are dealt with within 3-6 months. Typically, obtaining the grant of probate takes 8-10 weeks. Collecting assets then follows, which can take between 3-6 weeks. Once this has been done, we can distribute the assets, which normally takes 2-3 weeks if the beneficiaries are easily located.

• Taking your instructions and reviewing documentation.
• Preparing and filing the relevant forms and paperwork with the court.
• Attending court to present your case.