Fees and Terms of Business

Paul welcomes initial contact by email or telephone and will be pleased to discuss his practice, cases and fees. Fees are negotiable, so please contact Paul to discuss your requirements, when he will do his very best to meet your needs.

It is Paul’s aim to provide the best service which is both cost effective and proportional to the dispute.

Below are guidelines that indicate the basic rate for which Paul will provide his mediation services for where monetary sums are claimed or counterclaimed.

In the event that the dispute does not primarily contain monetary sums, an hourly or daily rate will be agreed.

Please note while some claims have lower monetary values, they are nonetheless highly complex and require increased levels of prepartion. In such cases, increased sums will need to be discussed.

Fees are the total cost and are not per party, excluding VAT.

# including any counter-claim.

For claims and counter claims of more than £500,000 please contact Paul to discuss.

Fees for remote mediations, excluding VAT.

Time

The fees above include preparation time prior to the mediation.

Fees assumes a 8 hour day after which, with the agreement of all parties, the hourly rate is charged at £180.00 per hour. Please be aware that Paul is a great believer in settling the dispute within normal working hours.

Expenses

Travelling costs are charged at 80p per mile.

Travelling and accomodation for international mediations will be charged at a cost only basis.

Accommodation may be charged if the mediation continues past 10pm.

Paul is not liable for any venue, catering or stationary costs.

If the parties cannot make their own venue arrangements, suitable venues can be suggested or arranged by Paul, but have to be settled by the parties directly.