Pricing Transparency
At Anji & Ani Lake Solicitors, we believe that clear and open communication about legal costs is fundamental to a trusted client relationship. We are dedicated to providing reassuring guidance on our pricing, ensuring you feel confident and fully informed at every stage of your strategic journey with us.
Key Fee Structures Strategy
Fixed Fee Arrangements
In certain specialist areas, pricing guidance applies where hourly billing may be impractical, particularly in Employment, Immigration & Asylum, Estate & Probate, and Debt & Bankruptcy matters.
Hourly Rate Billing
Comprehensive legal representation billed at competitive hourly rates, ideal for complex litigation and bespoke commercial strategies where scope may evolve.
Pricing Review
On the 1st of April each year we will review the hourly rates to reflect increases in our overhead costs and inflation. We shall notify clients in writing if there is any likely increase in rate.
Pricing Transparency Breakdown
1. Our General Consultation fee is £100 for remote/telephone and £150 for physical attendance, up to a maximum of 1 hour duration, EXCEPT for Immigration below.
2. Our other professional charges are based on the time actually spent on your case by the principal solicitor and other staff. This will include meetings with you and perhaps others; any time spent travelling; considering, preparing and working on documents; correspondence; making and receiving telephone calls..
3. Routine letters and / or emails we write and routine telephone calls we make and receive will be charged as units of 1/10th of an hour. Routine letters and / or emails received will be charged as units of 1/20th of an hour. Other letters, emails and calls will be charged on a time basis.
4. The current hourly rates are set out below, subject to VAT*, at the rate that applies when the work is done. At present VAT is 20%.
Principal Solicitor                              £280.00
Fee Earners                                   £260.00
Trainee Solicitors                              £180.00
Caseworkers/Paralegals                       £140.00
Others **                                      £ 80.00
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*when it becomes applicable                  **admin etc
5. On the 1st of April each year we will review the hourly rates to reflect increases in our overhead costs and inflation. We shall notify clients in writing if there is any likely increase in rate.
6. Meanwhile, we have pricing guidance in certain areas of expertise where hourly rates charging are likely to be unreasonable or not feasible, most especially in the practice areas: Employment law, Immigration & Asylum, Estate and Probate, Debt and Bankruptcy matters.
7. Meanwhile, we have pricing guidance in certain areas of expertise where hourly rates charging are likely to be unreasonable or not feasible, most especially in the practice areas: Employment law, Immigration & Asylum, Estate and Probate, Debt and Bankruptcy matters.
Employment Law
Our range of fees, for bringing or defending claims for unfair or wrongful dismissal, are:
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Simple case: £3,500 to £8,500 (excluding VAT), which will normally include a one day hearing
Medium complexity case: £8,500 to £20,000 (excluding VAT), which will normally include a hearing that takes up to three days
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High complexity case: from £20,000 upward (excluding VAT), which will normally include a hearing that takes more than 3 days. There may be circumstances in which a claim requires an additional charge for attending a further Tribunal Hearing of £1500 per day (excluding VAT) - for example, where Preliminary Hearing is required.
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We may also carry out work for large organisations based upon a Service Level Agreement. In such circumstances, our fee rates will be determined by the nature and scope of the tendered/agreed service.
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Immigration and Asylum
Consultation and Service charges for immigration and Asylum can be accessed