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We offer the following funding packages:
Fast Track Assessment
With our standard applications for CFA we consider your case within
21 days with a view to acting for you under a CFA. We will either
take on your case, in which case you will be invited to attend a
meeting, or we will reject your application without giving reason
for our decision.
Alternatively, you can pay for a written opinion. We will contact
you and consider your case within 72 hours and give you a full
written advice on the merits of your case after we have obtained
your further instructions and/or documentation. If we believe your
prospects of success are above 51% we will offer you a full or
discounted CFA. Fees for our written opinion start from £500
(increasing by complexity and/or the time required to consider your
documents and take instructions). Fees are agreed and payable in
advance and you will speak to a solicitor straight away. In
appropriate cases you can attend our offices and we will take your
instructions in a meeting, or we can visit you at your business or
home premises. Please call for more information.
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No
Win - No Fee
A
Conditional Fee Agreement is more commonly known as "no win-no fee".
Using this funding
method, we do not charge you any fee unless you win your case, in
which instance the fees are paid to us by the Defendant.
Should it be applicable, we will obtain an After the
Event Insurance policy to pay your
disbursements – fees for expert opinions, court costs and Counsel –
plus any other costs due should the case be lost. The ATE insurance
premium is usually only payable if you win, and even then it is down
to the Defendant to cover the cost.
We do not ask you to pay any costs up front or for the duration of
the case, and of course you will not pay anything at all if you
lose. Should you win, all of your damages will be awarded to you,
and our fees will be recovered from the Defendant.
No
Win - Less Fee
In many cases we are also able to offer a CFA Lite also known as 'No
Win - Less Fee', an agreement whereby you pay anywhere between
15%-50% of our fees during the course of the case, then if you lose
there is no more to pay.
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If on the other hand you win, you will pay our fees
in full but will be able to recover around 75-80% of
them from the other side. In some cases we will
guarantee that you will recover 100% of your damages
and we will limit our costs to those recovered from
the Defendant.
Another type of CFA we offer is where we will only charge you if you
win. The fees, payable at the end of the matter, can be recovered
from the Defendant, although this will again be 75-80% of the total
payable.
Agreed Fees
Traditionally, most
solicitors charge on the basis of an hourly rate. At Churchgate
Legal LLP, we recognise that this is not popular with clients as it
can lead to unpredictable costs with the result that clients are
often concerned that they have no control over their solicitor’s
bills.
We prefer to take a consultative approach with our Clients whereby
our fees are not billed by the clock, but are agreed upfront on a pre-paid basis, thus removing uncertainty.
Accordingly, we seek to agree fixed fees at each significant stage
of an action including:-
• investigation and provision of initial advice
• obtaining expert evidence as required
• preparation for and representation at ADR and/or drafting
proceedings
• directions and management of a claim/defence
• evidence gathering including disclosure and preparation of witness
evidence
• interim hearings as appropriate
• representation at a final hearing
Where an agreed fee is not in a client’s best interests, where
appropriate, we offer funding based purely on outcomes for our
clients, such as “no win no fee” arrangements (where we bear the
risk), “no win less fee” (where we share the risk with you) and, if
available, Before the Event Legal Expense Insurance.
In all cases, we will advise you on the most appropriate method of
funding your case.
We will also ensure that we take out After the Event Insurance to
cover your opponent’s costs if you lose your case where this is
available.
So with all these funding options available to you, access to
justice could now be possible for those who would previously have
found it unviable to pursue a claim.
For further
information on the funding packages we offer email us at
enquiries@churchgatelegal.co.uk
or
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