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Fees
CHARGING AND BILLING ARRANGEMENTS
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Our charges will be calculated on the following basis.
 The complexity and urgency of the matter
The difficulty or novelty of the questions raised
The skill, labour, specialised knowledge and responsibility
involved
The number and importance of the documents prepared or examined
The amount or value of any transaction involved
The importance of the matter to the client and the time reasonably
spent on the work
The place, or places and the circumstances in which the matter
is pursued
There will also be expenses paid on behalf of the client. These
are items such as stamp duty on documents, commissioners fees,
local agents fees and fees payable to expert advisors in cases
where we consider it advisable to instruct them.
Fees attract Value Added Tax (currently 21%). This is payable
by the client to our offices for forwarding to the revenue.
Estimating Costs
We will provide an estimate of fees on receipt of instructions
in these matters. Where the amount of that fee cannot be reasonably
be estimated we will notify you of the basis upon which you
will be charged for the work which we expect will have to be
done. Probate matters very often change drastically when litigation
is threatened and obviously we would advise immediately any
such threat becomes apparent.
Interim Accounts
Will be raised in Probate matters, on receipt of the Grant in
cases where we are instructed to carry out the administration.
In cases where work is to be paid for as the matter progresses
we to reserve the right to cease action if an interim bill remains
unpaid.
Litigation Costs
These can increase exponentially in a Probate matter. They can
often eat up huge parts of the Estate. In smaller Estates the
clients need to be fully advised of their rights but also of
the potential depletion of the Estate on their exercise of same.
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