Wade Solicitors Ltd

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OUR COSTS

Motoring Offences

For those offences or for clients who are not eligible for public funding (legal aid) we can offer a fixed fee so you know our costs from the outset .Our website pricing is intended as a guide only and is not intended to provide binding contracts of engagement. Personal quotes tailored to your particular matter will be provided upon formal engagement together with the provision of a Client Care letter and Terms and Conditions of Business. It is this quote that will be the basis of your engageme

Exceptional Hardship Argument

£600 - £1100 +vat (£120 -£220)

Application to the Court to not disqualify you from driving as if they were to it would cause exceptional hardship to you and/or others.

Special Reasons

£600 - £1100 +vat (£120 - £220)

Special reasons not to disqualify from driving or endorse driving licences with penalty points. For a Court to find "special reasons" the following criteria must be met:

The reason must be mitigating or extenuating circumstance;
It must not amount to a defence;
It must be directly connected to the commission of the offence, and
The reason must be one that the court ought properly to consider when imposing punishment.

Application for Early Removal of Driving Disqualification

£700 - £1200 +vat (£140 - £240)

Application to the Court for early revocation of driving disqualification. If disqualified between under 4 years at least 2 years has to be completed. Disqualification of 4 - 10 years 50% of the disqualification needs to be completed before an application can be made. In any other case 5 years.

The Court will be interested in, your character and conduct following conviction; the nature of the offence for which disqualification was ordered; and any other relevant circumstances (E.g. Employment )

Guilty Plea and Sentence

£400 - £800 +vat (£80 - £160)

One Court Hearing. Advising you and mitigating.

Motoring Trial

£750 - £2000 +vat (£150 - £400)

One Court Hearing. The motoring trial fee will include an attendance at our office to take your instructions on one occasion and thereafter to attend court on no more than two occasions, the second being the trial hearing of no more than 6 hours.

Timescales

A motoring case where a guilty plea is to be entered involves a hearing which typically lasts between 30 minutes to 1 hour. Where a contested hearing is required, dependent upon the amount of evidence to be called a hearing lasts between 2 to 4 hours.

A Magistrates court normally sits between 10.00 am and 5.00 pm.

Who Will deal with my Case?

Upon instruction you will be allocated a dedicated Solicitor whose level of experience will be commensurate with the type of matter. All our staff are highly trained and receive constant updates and training on new areas of law and practice and procedure.

VAT AT 20 %

There are a number of matters which can influence the cost of representation at court namely complexity of the matter, seriousness of the charge, the number of witnesses, the length of the hearing, and the venue of the Magistrates court. All costs are exclusive of VAT and Disbursements (such as Expert Reports, Barrister fee and travel expenses). These are estimates and fees can be negotiated regarding hourly rates and fixed fees .There will be other instances where we will be pleased to offer fixed fees. However, where that is not possible, our hourly rate will apply. This ranges from £177.00 – £280.00 per hour plus VAT (£35.40 - £56) dependent upon the seniority and experience of the Solicitor involved.