We find that the majority of our clients prefer to instruct us on a fixed-fee basis so that they can be certain of the full cost of the work before work commences.

We are happy to review your documents and to provide a no obligation quotation based on their nature, complexity and likely time that they will take to complete. One major variable is the specific legalisation required, whether this be an apostle from FCDO or whether additional consular legalisation is required.

If we have clear understanding of what is required, we will endeavour to charge a fixed fee. To keep it straightforward, this fee will include disbursements such as legalisation fees, postage, consular agent fees, courier fees, travelling expenses, translating costs and so on. We do not charge VAT on our fees but there may be an element of VAT incurred on disbursements from third parties which will be passed on.

For more complicated or time-consuming matters- typically company matters or those involving multiple documents- the fee will be based on our hourly rate of £275 (no VAT) subject to a minimum fee of £120, plus disbursements and any VAT on the disbursements. The fee charged may include time spent on performing the necessary identification and other checks, preliminary advice, drafting and preparation time, making and receiving telephone calls, correspondence written and received in all formats, arranging legalisation and other disbursements, and record keeping.