If your case is local and that would be approx. 10 miles away from me e.g. Newcastle, Gateshead, Durham, South Shields or Sunderland and your case is listed for perhaps 1 hour I will charge a minimum of £500 for less than 1/2 day + mileage and parking.

None of my fees include me drafting skeleton arguments, advising you on matters in the bundle, or preparing bundles – this can be done at an additional fee. The fee does include a (maximum) 15 minute call with you and time with you before the hearing starts.

If you are the applicant the judge will expect me to draft the order from the hearing. I charge an additional 1 hour of my time for that work.

If your case is a little further away I charge a fee for a 1/2 day of at least £800 or if I am travelling further afield I will have to charge for a full day as I may have to get a train at 6am and not get back home till after 5pm.

I will in all such cases bill 20 miles round trip to Durham Station, a days parking at the station, the cost of the train ticket and depending on what time the train gets in I may need to get a taxi to court..

If I am travelling a long distance I may have to come the night before so a hotel will have to be charged and if the case is listed for more than 1 day hotel and meals will be charged.