(Our fixed fees are based on all works that are carried out within ordinary working hours in Essex) – Magistrates Court hearings only – Crown Court matters will be quoted separately.
Service | Total cost | Basis for charges – hourly rate or fixed fees or combination of both | Description of and cost of likely disbursements or average cost or range of costs | Which of these disbursements attract VAT and at what VAT rate | Which of these disbursements attract VAT and at what VAT rate |
Attendance at a police station | from £600 | Fixed fee | Agents Fee dependent on case | 20% | Attendance with you at Police Station, receiving disclosure advising you upon it and attendance at interview itself. |
Advice upon Disclosure of prosecution evidence | £250 | Fixed fee | N/A | N/A | Obtaining disclosure and advising you upon it |
Guilty plea – Jeremy Sirrell attendance | from £1,350 | Fixed fee | Experts report if required [cost dependent on level of information required – on average £800] | 20% | Attending upon you, receiving your instructions advising you concerning your matter, preparing for the hearing and attending with you at court. |
*Guilty Plea (with specialist) | from £1,100 plus VAT | Fixed fee | Experts report if required [cost dependent on level of information required – on average £800] | 20% | Attending upon you, receiving your instructions advising you concerning your matter, preparing for the hearing and attending with you at court. |
Not guilty plea and fully contested trial | from £1,800 | Fixed fee | Experts report if required [cost dependent on level of information required – on average £800 | 20% | Attending upon you, receiving your instructions advising you concerning your matter, preparing for the hearing including taking witness statements and attending with you at court. Negotiation with the Prosecution if required, dealing with the matter by way of trial or compromise. |
*(Particularly serious, urgent and or complex matters will sometimes fall outside of our fixed fee structure and will require a separate quotation)
* Able to quote in writing for work outside of Essex jurisdiction on an hourly rate
Descriptive Examples
Please note that these examples are illustrative. We provide a bespoke service and no two circumstances will be the same.
An arrest for assault including attendance at the Police Station, consultation and advice and a guilty plea [less complex] would cost approximately £1780 plus VAT and would be provided on a fixed fee basis. Carried out by Jeremy Sirrell whose qualifications are : Solicitor and Criminal Litigation Accredited and he will not require any supervision. Disbursements could include an experts report and would cost approximately £800 of which all attract VAT at a rate of 20%. From instruction the key stages of the process are as follows : attendance at Police Station, client consultation meeting, representation at court for one hearing and is likely to take on average 8 months for the matter to complete.
An arrest for driving with excess alcohol including obtaining disclosure prior to court hearing, consultation and advice and preparation for a guilty plea including all advocacy at court [less complex] would cost approximately £1100.00 plus VAT and would be provided on a fixed fee basis. Carried out by Jeremy Sirrell whose qualifications are: Solicitor and Criminal Litigation Accredited and he will not require any supervision. Disbursements could include an experts report and would cost approximately £500.00 of which all attract VAT at a rate of 20%. From instruction the key stages of the process are as follows: client disclosure meeting, representation at court for one hearing and is likely to take on average 6 weeks for the matter to complete.