The work will involve:

• discussing your circumstances in detail and confirming whether this is the most appropriate application for you to make and what other options may be available to you;

• giving you advice about the requirements of the Immigration Rules and whether you meet the criteria.

• if you do not fulfil certain criteria, whether this can be overcome and how, which on average takes about 3 to 7 hours;

• considering the supporting evidence you have provided, which we anticipate will take X to 2 to 20 hours*;

• where necessary, helping you obtain further evidence (such as medical records and bank statements), including taking statements of any witnesses;

• preparing your application and submitting it on your behalf, which we anticipate will take 2 to 18 hours;

• Attendance at a Home Office interview: if the Home Office ask you to attend an interview, we will give you clear advice (and discuss the possibility of us attending with you) at the appropriate time. This could be between 6 and 18 hours of work.

• giving you advice about the outcome of the application and any further steps you need to take.

*the amount of hours depends on the number of documents, whether they need to be translated, whether anything is missing and how long it will take to obtain the missing documents. Disbursements (not included in costs set out above):

Disbursements are costs related to your matter that are payable to third parties, such as visa fees. We may handle the payment of the disbursements on your behalf to ensure a smoother process. Interpreters fees are between £20 – £100 per hour. Some applications will normally require between 3 – 10 hours with an interpreter, depending on the complexity of your case. Independent expert reports e.g. medical experts. These are not required in many cases: we will let you know as soon as possible if we consider an expert report is necessary. If there is an interview and we do attend with you, there will be additional disbursements in respect of our mileage/travel expenses.

 

The costs quoted here do not include:

Any Home Office fees for making the application. You will pay this to the Home Office directly as part of the application process.

• Interpreters fees

• Independent expert reports

• Attendance at a Home Office interview

Where the Home Office refuse your application, advice and assistance in relation to any appeal
Please note, our fees do not attract VAT, however, VAT may be payable on disbursements such as representatives fees/expert fees. VAT is charged at the rate of 20%.

 

How Long Will My Application Take?

We cannot guarantee how long the Home Office will take to process your application. Read the current processing times on the Home Office website. We will normally be able to submit this type of application within 1 – 3 weeks of you instructing us, but we will let you know at the earliest opportunity if it is likely to take longer than this. Please note the anticipated number of hours and fees are an estimate based on the facts above. All applications are likely to vary and of course, we can give you a more accurate estimate once we have more information about your specific case.

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Our immigration law team

Miss Anjna Joshi has gained over 20 years of experience as a qualified solicitor since 1999 and has over 20 years experience in immigration cases. She specialises in dealing with complex cases. Miss Joshi has helped many individuals secure their leave to remain and or settle in the UK.

Family

If you are eligible for legal aid, we will undertake an initial assessment using the government’s Legal Aid eligibility online calculator. If you are not eligible, you may fund your case privately. We charge an hourly fixed rate of £250 plus VAT (£300). We also undertake work on a fixed fee scheme which is calculated according to the estimated hours of work to be carried out on your file each step of the way. This is then multiplied by the hourly rate. Our charges for court attendance starts from £550 plus VAT depending on the type and duration of the hearing. Fees varies depending on whether face to face court attendance is required. Our fees do not include court fees, expert fees, disbursements, counsels’ fees etc. You can find full details of our fees in our ‘client care letter’ and ‘terms of business’ that we give you when you initially instruct us. We offer an initial 15 minutes free consultation. Depending on the type of work to be undertaken on your behalf, our services include

• Obtaining your instructions to draft your application to the court

• Preparing your application to be lodged at court

• Preparing your position statement (as well as all preliminary documents) and court bundle to be lodged with the court ahead of each court hearing

• Preparing your witness statement in support of your application

• Preparing brief to counsel where counsel is represented

• Email and telephone correspondence with you, the court, your opponent and other interested parties to progress with your case

• Holding conferences either face to face or electronically to advise and discuss the best way to approach your case. This may include counsel where necessary.

• Negotiating on your behalf with the opponent or third parties to achieve a successful outcome

• Taking all the necessary steps needed to conclude your matter in a timely manner

 

How long will it take for my case to conclude?

This varies from case to case, the availability of the court to hear your case as well as your opponent’s cooperation throughout the proceedings. You can find full details of our fees in our ‘client care letter’ and ‘terms of business’ that we give you when you initially instruct us.

 

Our family law team

Miss Sheila Benson who is the Director of the company heads the family team. She has over 10 years experience having qualified as a solicitor in 2010. The following are the types of work Miss Benson undertakes

• local authority care proceedings involving children, where there are disputes about arrangements for children over residence and contact arrangements, including prohibitive steps orders;

• child arrangement orders, prohibited steps / specific issue orders

• emergency child arrangements orders including the preventing a child’s name change and applications for leave to remove from the local area and outside the UK

• non molestation orders / application under the Protection of Harassment Act

• advising families in local authority care applications where there are allegations of abuse or non-accidental injury to children;

• application to divide a couple’s financial assets after relationship breakdown, while taking into account personal needs and legal rights;

• drafting and advising on prenuptial agreements, post nuptial agreements

• the enforcement of a child arrangements order where one parent does not comply with the terms to allow contact with the other parent;

• Change of name deed

 

Miss Anjna Joshi has gained over 20 years of experience as a qualified solicitor since 1999 and has over 10 years experience in family cases. She specialises in dealing with complex cases. Types of wok Miss Joshi undertakes (same as Miss Benson above)