Funding

Private Funding: 

As a fee paying client, we shall provide you with details of our fees and we shall quote and agree a fee for each stage of your case.  Our fees can be fixed and charged on an agreed fees basis.   However, you may wish to pay us on the basis of the work done on your file, on an hourly rate. During our first meeting we shall discuss and agree the fee structure with you.  

In addition to our profit costs you may have to pay disbursements and vat. Disbursements are fees payable to other parties to obtain their services. These may include fees for barristers, interpreters, experts, medical reports, travel costs, etc.

In some instances we may be able to prepare written submissions in your name for you to submit to Court without a lawyer representing you at court. This will keep your costs low.

Initial Advice/Consultation:

Perhaps you may be unclear about certain legal issues and you want some clarifications, i.e. need advice on how to extend your visa, how you can regularise your stay or   you are anxious about a traffic incident, etc. If in doubt about your next step you are welcome to seek our advice in an initial advice session for which we charge a fixed fee.

We have had a Contract with the ‘Legal Services Commission’, to provide Legal Help and Controlled Legal Representation in Immigration matters. From November 2010 Leslie & Co. Solicitors have stopped doing Legal Aid work.

For your information : Legal Aid is available relating to questions of English law, to those who receive certain types of welfare benefits (public funds) in the United Kingdom or  to those who are on a low income. Advice and assistance is given under the Legal Help Scheme. Representation at Immigration Tribunals is provided under the Controlled Legal Representation Scheme. In order to qualify for legal aid under the Legal Help Scheme or to be represented at a Tribunal under the Controlled Legal Representation Scheme, you have to qualify on your financial circumstances as well as on the merits of your case. If you are eligible for public funding you may contact a firm of solicitors doing legal aid work.