How To Pay For Your CDP Legal Services

Private Fees

If you will be paying privately for our services, we will give you an estimate at the outset of the case what the cost is going to be.

We may also be able to agree a method of controlling costs:

• A fixed fee — so you'll know the maximum you will pay.
• A cost limit — you can agree a figure which you don't want us to go beyond — you can review what to do once that point is reached — although if you are involved in court action, it may not be possible simply to stop. We will advise you about this.
• Regular payments — to spread the cost, you could make regular payments from the start of the case — this might be easier on your finances than having to pay at the end.
• Regular bills — alternatively, we could bill you for the work stage by stage.

Useful Websites
• Law Society
• SRA

If you have a complaint with our service we operate a complaints procedure which we can supply on request. Further the complaints service is managed by our partners Howard Pallis&Monica Healy

Insurance

Even if you don't qualify for legal aid, there are other methods of financing a case which may help you:

• Legal expenses insurance: Check your household and motoring insurance policies. You may already have cover for your legal costs.
• Motoring organisations: The AA, the RAC, and similar organisations offer members a free or fixed cost legal information service. Contact your organisation, or check your membership records. 
• After the Event Insurance: Even where you do not have existing legal expense insurance, it is sometimes possible to obtain after the event insurance, which protects you when or after you become aware of the need to take legal action to protect your interests.

• Criminal Defence Work
• Housing

We give the same commitment to all of our clients including legal aid clients.

Where Legal aid is available, we will advise you whether you are likey to meet the strict financial and merits criteria set by the Legal Services Commission.