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Fees
Clear, fixed-fee pricing for Family Law, Employment Law and Criminal Defence — know the likely cost before you instruct Counsel.
Clear Fixed Fees
We believe clients should understand the likely cost of legal representation before committing to it. Where possible, Chambers of SQ offers fixed fee advice, drafting and court representation.
The prices shown below are starting prices and are intended as a guide. Your individual fixed fee quotation will depend upon the complexity of your case, the volume of papers, the work required, hearing length, location and urgency.
Chambers of SQ is not currently VAT registered. No VAT is currently added to Counsel’s fees.
You will be told the fee before the agreed work begins.
Please contact Chambers to obtain a quotation for your matter. Fees will depend upon the nature and complexity of the work required.
Family Law
| Service | Fee from |
|---|---|
| Initial 30-minute advice conference | £250 |
| 1-hour advice conference | £400 |
| Written advice / case assessment | £500 |
| Review of papers and advice on strategy | £500 |
| Drafting / settling a witness statement | £650 |
| Drafting a C100, C2 or other application | £500 |
| Position statement | £450 |
| First Hearing / FHDRA | £850 |
| Directions / Review Hearing | £850 |
| Interim Child Arrangements Hearing | £900 |
| Non-Molestation Order Hearing | £900 |
| Occupation Order Hearing | £1,000 |
| Enforcement Hearing | £900 |
| Fact-Finding Hearing – 1 day | £1,750 |
| Fact-Finding Hearing – 2 days | £3,000 |
| Final Child Arrangements Hearing – 1 day | £1,750 |
| Multi-day Final Hearing | From £1,500 per day |
| Financial Remedy – First Appointment | £1,000 |
| Financial Remedy – FDR | £1,500 |
| Financial Remedy – Final Hearing | £2,000 per day |
| Urgent / short-notice hearing | Quote on request |
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Employment Law
| Service | Fee from |
|---|---|
| Initial 30-minute advice conference | £250 |
| 1-hour detailed advice conference | £450 |
| Merits assessment / case strategy | £600 |
| Review of ET1 / ET3 and advice | £650 |
| Drafting / settling ET1 | £750 |
| Drafting Grounds of Resistance / ET3 | £750 |
| Schedule of Loss | £500 |
| Witness statement | £750 |
| Application / written submissions | £600 |
| Preliminary Hearing – straightforward | £1,000 |
| Preliminary Hearing – substantive / complex | £1,500 |
| Judicial Mediation / Settlement Hearing | £1,500 |
| Final Hearing – 1 day | £2,000 |
| Final Hearing – 2 days | £3,500 |
| Final Hearing – 3 days | £5,000 |
| Final Hearing – 5 days | £7,500 |
| Longer / complex discrimination or whistleblowing hearing | Quote on request |
| Advice on Employment Appeal Tribunal appeal | £750 |
| Drafting EAT Grounds / appeal documents | £1,500 |
| EAT representation | From £2,000 |
| Urgent / short-notice work | Quote on request |
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Criminal Defence
| Service | Fee from |
|---|---|
| Initial 30-minute advice conference | £250 |
| 1-hour advice / papers review | £400 |
| Written advice on criminal proceedings | £500 |
| Magistrates' Court – Guilty Plea / Sentence | £750 |
| Magistrates' Court – Case Management Hearing | £750 |
| Magistrates' Court Trial – half day | £1,000 |
| Magistrates' Court Trial – 1 day | £1,500 |
| Additional trial day | £1,250 |
| Driving offence hearing | £900 |
| Exceptional Hardship argument | £1,250 |
| Special Reasons hearing | £1,250 |
| Crown Court – Sentence | £1,250 |
| Crown Court – PTPH | £1,000 |
| Crown Court – other short hearing | £1,000 |
| Crown Court Trial – 1 day | £2,000 |
| Multi-day Crown Court Trial | Quote on request |
| Advice on appeal against conviction / sentence | £750 |
| Drafting Grounds of Appeal | £1,000 |
| Crown Court appeal from Magistrates' Court | £1,500 |
| Court of Appeal – initial merits advice | £750 |
| Court of Appeal – preparation / grounds | From £1,500 |
| Court of Appeal representation | Quote on request |
| Urgent / short-notice representation | Quote on request |
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What Does My Fee Include?
Your quotation will clearly identify the work covered. Depending upon the instruction, this may include reviewing the papers, taking your instructions, a conference with Counsel, preparation, agreed drafting, attendance at the hearing, advocacy and brief advice following the hearing.
Unless expressly included in your quotation, fees do not cover additional or adjourned hearings, appeals, expert fees, court fees, transcripts, extensive additional drafting, substantial new evidence, third party costs, or work falling outside the agreed scope. Travel and accommodation may also be charged separately where applicable.
If the scope of the case changes materially, any additional fee will be discussed with you before additional work is undertaken.
For an explanation of indicative timescales and the factors that may affect them, see Direct Access — How It Works.