Fees | Essex Law Limited

Our Fee Structure

Please see below our fee structure for all the services we provide:

Dispute Resolution Fees

If you instruct us to assist you with Dispute resolution, which could include Mediation or a form of Alternative Dispute Resolution, our charges will be on an hourly rate. However, we will always give you an estimate of the time we will spend once we have received the documentation from you.

Our current hourly rates are set out below:

Hourly Charge out Rates 2025
Fee Earner	Status	Rate + VAT (20%)
Jane Blowers FCILEx	CILEx Practitioner – Director	£288 ph
Connor Jeffrey ACILEx	Apprentice Chartered CILEx Lawyer	£139 ph
Angel Shaw	Paralegal	£110 ph
Wendy Gray	Practice Manager	£80 ph

By way of example, recent mediation costs have included:

Example Mediation Rates 2025
Time	Amount £ + VAT (20%)	Venue
8 hours	750.00 – per party	Online
4 hours	500.00 – per party	Online
8 hours	1000.00 – per party	In-Person
8 hours (specialist)	2000.00 – per party	In-Person
The above examples are paid direct to the Mediator by each party and do not include advisor fees.

If you’re looking for help with dispute resolution, please contact our team.

Debt Recovery

We can offer services on a number of basis. This includes fixed fee and hourly rates.

Please click here to view our Charging Structure for 2025.

Description – £1000 Undisputed Debt	Net £	VAT £
Pre Action Protocol/Letter Before Action	35.00	7.00
ELL Drafting & Issue Fees (including Fixed Solicitors Costs)	180.00	36.00
Court Fee/Disbursement	80.00	0.00
ELL Drafting and Issue Fee for Judgment in Default	47.00	9.40
Total	342.00	52.40
Grand Total	394.40
Recoverable from the Defendant	182.00

Description – £3000 Disputed Debt	Net £	VAT £
Pre Action Protocol/Letter Before Action	35.00	7.00
ELL Drafting & Issue Fees (including Fixed Solicitors Costs)	180.00	36.00
Court Fee/Disbursement	205.00	0.00
Review of Defence	278.00	55.60
Drafting of Directions Questionnaire	50.00	10.00
Mediation	288.00	57.60
Advocacy – Hearing attendance	150.00	30.00
Preparation of Witness Statements	500.00	100.00
Trial Fee	346.00	0.00
This is a basic breakdown of fees you could expect on a £3000 disputed debt. All other work will be undertaken on our current hourly charge out rate and, where possible, will be agreed with you prior to commencing work. Work undertaken on your file on a day to day basis will be charged at our current hourly rate.

Description – £15000 Disputed Debt	Net £	VAT £
Pre Action Protocol/Letter Before Action	288.00-432.00	57.60-86.40
ELL Drafting & Issue Fees (including Fixed Solicitors Costs)	705.00	141.00
Court Fee/Disbursement	205.00	0.00
Review of Defence	422.00	84.40
The time above includes reading in of your file, reviewing evidence and collating same. The estimate above will vary dependent upon the complexity of your case and the evidence provided. The estimate above is based on a review of 1.5-3 hours of mixed fee earner time.
Drafting of Directions Questionnaire	50.00	10.00
Attendance at Mediation	Hourly rate	Hourly rate
Mediation Fee (50% of total Fee)	TBC	TBC
Advocacy – Hearing attendance	Hourly rate	Hourly rate
Expert Reports	Hourly rate	Hourly rate
Expert Fee (50% of total Fee)	TBC	TBC
Preparation of Witness Statements	Hourly rate	Hourly rate
Costs Schedule	Hourly rate	Hourly rate
Trial Fee	619.00	0.00
This is a basic breakdown of fees you could expect on a £15000 disputed debt. All work will be undertaken on our current hourly charge out rate and, where possible, will be agreed with you prior to commencing work. Work undertaken on your file on a day to day basis will be charged at our current hourly rate. Events likely to affect costs include Court delays, conduct of your opponent, Expert evidence, Mediation Counsel and Witnesses needed. Costs will be discussed at every stage.

Hourly Charge out Rates 2025
Fee Earner	Status	Rate + VAT (20%)
Jane Blowers FCILEx	CILEx Practitioner – Director	£288 ph
Connor Jeffrey ACILEx	Apprentice Chartered CILEx Lawyer	£139 ph
Angel Shaw	Paralegal	£110 ph
Wendy Gray	Practice Manager	£80 ph

If you’re looking for help with Debt Recovery, please contact our team.

Personal Debt Recovery

Description – £1000 Debt	Net £	VAT £
Pre Action Protocol/Letter Before Action	35.00	7.00
ELL Drafting & Issue Fees (including Fixed Solicitors Costs)	180.00	36.00
Court Fee/Disbursement	80.00	0.00
ELL Drafting and Issue Fee for Judgment in Default	47.00	9.40
Total	342.00	52.40
Grand Total	394.40
Recoverable from the Defendant	182.00

Description – £3000 Disputed Debt	Net £	VAT £
Pre Action Protocol/Letter Before Action	35.00	7.00
ELL Drafting & Issue Fees (including Fixed Solicitors Costs)	180.00	36.00
Court Fee/Disbursement	205.00	0.00
Review of Defence	278.00	55.60
Drafting of Directions Questionnaire	50.00	10.00
Mediation	288.00	57.60
Advocacy – Hearing attendance	150.00	30.00
Preparation of Witness Statements	500.00	100.00
Trial Fee	346.00	0.00
This is a basic breakdown of fees you could expect on a £3000 disputed debt. All other work will be undertaken on our current hourly charge out rate and, where possible, will be agreed with you prior to commencing work. Work undertaken on your file on a day to day basis will be charged at our current hourly rate.

Description – £15000 Disputed Debt	Net £	VAT £
Pre Action Protocol/Letter Before Action	288.00-432.00	57.60-86.40
ELL Drafting & Issue Fees (including Fixed Solicitors Costs)	705.00	141.00
Court Fee/Disbursement	205.00	0.00
Review of Defence	422.00	84.40
The time above includes reading in of your file, reviewing evidence and collating same. The estimate above will vary dependent upon the complexity of your case and the evidence provided. The estimate above is based on a review of 1.5-3 hours of mixed fee earner time.
Drafting of Directions Questionnaire	50.00	10.00
Attendance at Mediation	Hourly rate	Hourly rate
Mediation Fee (50% of total Fee)	TBC	TBC
Advocacy – Hearing attendance	Hourly rate	Hourly rate
Expert Reports	Hourly rate	Hourly rate
Expert Fee (50% of total Fee)	TBC	TBC
Preparation of Witness Statements	Hourly rate	Hourly rate
Costs Schedule	Hourly rate	Hourly rate
Trial Fee	619.00	0.00
This is a basic breakdown of fees you could expect on a £15000 disputed debt. All work will be undertaken on our current hourly charge out rate and, where possible, will be agreed with you prior to commencing work. Work undertaken on your file on a day to day basis will be charged at our current hourly rate. Events likely to affect costs include Court delays, conduct of your opponent, Expert evidence, Mediation Counsel and Witnesses needed. Costs will be discussed at every stage.

Hourly Charge out Rates 2025
Fee Earner	Status	Rate + VAT (20%)
Jane Blowers FCILEx	CILEx Practitioner – Director	£288 ph
Connor Jeffrey ACILEx	Apprentice Chartered CILEx Lawyer	£139 ph
Angel Shaw	Paralegal	£110 ph
Wendy Gray	Practice Manager	£80 ph

If you need help with any personal debt recovery matters, please contact our team.

Consumer Credit Agreement

Example Agreement Fixed Fees 2025
Document	Amount £	VAT £
Standard Loan Agreement with T&CS	4032.00	806.40
PCCI	1008.00	201.60
Adequate Explanation	2016.00	403.20
Statutory Notices	2016.00	403.20
Estimates will be given for each piece of work and may differ dependent upon agreement needed and complexity.

If you’re a consumer credit firm and you need help with your agreements, please contact our team.

Registered Office Services

FEES FOR ACTING AS:

(a)	Registered Office: Dealing with post and forwarding on (subject to fair use policy)	£600.00 p.a. + £120.00 VAT	Invoiced Quarterly
(b)	Providing Director’s Service Address	£240.00 p.a. + £48.00 VAT	Invoiced Quarterly
(c)	Company Secretary:	Available on request	Invoiced Quarterly
(d)	Fee for filing Confirmation Statement and Notifications Service from HMRC and Companies House	£380.00 p.a. + £76.00 VAT	Invoiced Quarterly
(e)	Companies House Filing Fee for Confirmation Statement	£34.00 – No VAT	Invoiced Annually
(f)	Fee for Onboarding/Annual Due Diligence	£50.00 + £10.00 VAT	Invoiced Annually

All fees are invoiced in advance and are non-refundable.

Example

Services taken: (a) and (d)

Annual cost (a) £600.00 + £120 VAT and (d) £380.00 + £76.00 VAT = £980.00 + £196 VAT (£1176)

Total Quarterly Fee = £245.00 + £49.00 VAT = £294.00 per quarter

Plus Due Diligence fee = £50.00 + £10.00 VAT (Annual)

Speak to our team regarding using Essex Law Limited as your registered office.

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