• Typical fees estimate for adult applications: £1250 to £2500 + VAT at 20% (if applicable)
• Typical fees estimate for child applications: £1000 to £2000 + VAT at 20% (if applicable)

On average takes around 6 to 12 hours to complete.

We will undertake an eligibility assessment for naturalisation/registration by considering your immigration history, absences from the UK and other relevant information obtained from you. We will undertake a risk cost-benefit analysis and provide you with a comprehensive letter of advice & guidance on pre-application preparation. We will assist you in collating, reviewing and scrutinising the supporting documents before submitting your application.

We will complete the application form online, provide the draft for you to review and submit the application form on your behalf, help you pay the Home Office UKVI fee and schedule your appointment with the UKVCAS appointment centre for enrolment of your biometrics. We will also prepare a detailed legal representative’s cover letter, if necessary to accompany the application.

We will carry out all the work on your application until a decision is received by the Home Office on your application. We will guide you on the Citizenship ceremony booking (if applicable) and inform you of the next steps before concluding your matter.

Factors which might result in a higher fee: Absences over the permitted during the qualifying period, any factors that question the good character of the applicant, complicated immigration history or any other aspects that require the discretion of the Home Office.

Factors which might result in a lower fee: We will deduct this consultation fee from your total costs once we are engaged to act for you if instructed immediately or within seven days of the consultation.

EU nationals and family applications

EU Settlement Scheme Applications (Pre-settled, Settled and Family Permit)

• Typical fees estimate for adult applications: £1250 to £2500 + VAT at 20% (if applicable)

On average takes around 4 to 12 hours to complete.

We will undertake an eligibility assessment under the EU Settlement scheme by considering your immigration history, absences from the UK and other relevant information provided obtained from you. We will undertake a risk cost-benefit analysis and provide you with a comprehensive letter of advice & guidance on pre-application preparation. We will assist you in collating, reviewing and scrutinising the supporting documents before submitting your application.

We will complete the application form (online or paper form in some circumstances), provide the draft for you to review and submit the application form on your behalf, and schedule your appointment with the Visa facilitation centre (if required). We will carry out all the work on your application until a decision is received by the Home Office on your application.

Factors which might result in a higher fee: If the UK residency evidence is not readily available or you need to use a paper form rather than online, complicated immigration history or previous criminal convictions may raise questions on good character.

Factors which might result in a lower fee: If you are eligible to apply online using a Biometric passport or ID card and can confirm residency automatically via National insurance contributions.

Student and Work Experience visas

UK Study Visa, Short-Term Study Visa, Graduate Visa, Government Authorised Exchange visa.

• Typical fee estimate: £1000 to £2500 + VAT at 20% (if applicable)

On average takes around 5 to 12 hours to complete.

We will undertake an eligibility assessment on all instructions and assume that you have already been issued with Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) for a student visa, a letter from college confirming admission for a short-term study visa, Course completion for graduate visa and a Certificate of Sponsorship for GAE visas. We will undertake a risk cost-benefit analysis and provide you with a comprehensive letter of advice & guidance on pre-application preparation. We will assist you in collating, reviewing and scrutinising the supporting documents before submitting your application.

We will complete the application form online, provide the draft for you to review and submit the application form on your behalf, and schedule your appointment with the Visa facilitation centre. We will carry out all the work on your application until a decision is received by the Home Office on your application.

Factors which might result in a higher fee: You do not have all documents or evidence readily available, for example bank statements or have complicated immigration or criminal history, there are errors in the CAS, CoS or the admission letter and require our opinion/advice in obtaining a new one etc

Factors which might result in a lower fee: If you are not required to provide evidence of finance (for example, been in the UK for 12 months or certified by an A rated sponsor) and have all documents readily available.

UK Visit Visas

UK visit visa applications for tourism, visiting friends and family.

• Typical fee estimate: £1000 to £2500 + VAT at 20% (if applicable)
• Additional applicant from the same household: £500 to £1000 + VAT at 20% (if applicable)

On average takes around 5 to 12 hours to complete

We will assess your eligibility for a visit visa by considering your circumstances, advising on the strengths and weaknesses of the application, and advising on the relevant documents to be submitted to support the application. We will undertake a risk cost-benefit analysis and provide you with a comprehensive letter of advice & guidance on pre-application preparation. We will assist you in collating, reviewing and scrutinising the supporting documents before submitting your application.

We will complete the application form online, provide the draft for you to review and submit the application form on your behalf, and schedule your appointment with the Visa facilitation centre. We will carry out all the work on your application until a decision is received from the Home Office on your application.

Factors which might result in a higher fee: You do not have all documents or evidence readily available, for example, bank statements or complicated immigration or criminal history; previous refusals, you are unable to demonstrate sufficient funds or inconsistencies on income and the amounts credited on the bank statement etc., lack of economic incentives to return to the home country.

Factors which might result in a lower fee: If you had previous successful visit visas and all of the required documents are readily available.

Family visa applications

Spouse and partners applications, including fiancé(e)s or proposed civil partners.

• Typical fee estimate: £1250 to £2500 + VAT at 20% (if applicable)
• Accompanying children: £500 to £1000 + VAT at 20% (if applicable)

Standard applications on average take around 6 to 12 hours to complete.

We will assess your eligibility for a family visa by considering your circumstances, advising on the strengths and weaknesses of the application, and advising on the relevant documents to be submitted to support the application. We will undertake a risk cost-benefit analysis and provide you with a comprehensive letter of advice & guidance on pre-application preparation. We will assist you in collating, reviewing and scrutinising the supporting documents before submitting your application.

We will complete the application form online, provide the draft for you to review and submit the application form on your behalf, and schedule your appointment with the Visa facilitation centre. We will carry out all the work on your application until a decision is received from the Home Office on your application.

Factors which might result in a higher fee: If applying as an unmarried partner, evidence of finance you will be relying on is derived from self-employment or from a family business or one where you are closely related, or you have variable income, have complicated immigration or criminal history.

Factors which might result in a lower fee: If you satisfy the financial requirement based on cash savings or one single permanent employment income.

Work, business or study under the Points-Based System

Skilled worker visa, Start-up/Innovator, Global Talent, Global Business Mobility routes

• Typical fee estimate: £2500 to £8000 + VAT at 20% (if applicable)
• Accompanying dependents: £750 to £1000 + VAT at 20% (if applicable)

Standard applications, on average, take around 10 to 30 hours to complete without including services for sponsorship license.

We will assess your eligibility under the Points-based system by considering your circumstances, advising on the strengths and weaknesses of the application, and advising on the relevant documents to be submitted to support the application. We assume you have been issued a Certificate of Sponsorship if applying on one of the sponsored routes, but we will review the CoS to confirm this meets all requirements. We will undertake a risk cost-benefit analysis and provide you with a comprehensive letter of advice & guidance on pre-application preparation. If applying under one of the business routes, depending on the instructions, we can assist you in obtaining the Endorsement or a sponsor license for the organisation at a higher cost. We will assist you in collating, reviewing and scrutinising the supporting documents before submitting your application.

We will complete the application form online, provide the draft for you to review and submit the application form on your behalf, and schedule your appointment with the Visa facilitation centre. We will carry out all the work on your application until a decision is received by the Home Office on your application.

Factors which might result in a higher fee: If you have complicated immigration or criminal history and have other genuineness concerns over the employment offer. If applying for a business route, the higher fee will be determined on whether you need assistance with Endorsement, business plan review etc.

Factors which might result in a lower fee: If you have all documents readily available and only require the immigration application and otherwise meet all requirements.

Dependant relative, Ancestry visas and family reunion applications

Adult dependant relatives, Ancestry relationships and family members to join a refugee in the UK.

• Typical fee estimate: £1250 to £2500 + VAT at 20% (if applicable)
• Accompanying children: £500 to £1000 + VAT at 20% (if applicable)
• Typical application fees under the Adult Dependent Relative rules will likely be between £4,000 and £6,000 +VAT at 20% (if applicable)
• Typical application fees under the Ancestry route will likely be between £2000 and £4000 + VAT at 20% (if applicable)

Standard applications, on average, take around 6 to 12 hours.

We will assess your eligibility by considering your circumstances, advising on the strengths and weaknesses of the application, and advising on the relevant documents to be submitted to support the application. We will undertake a risk cost-benefit analysis and provide you with a comprehensive letter of advice & guidance on pre-application preparation. We will assist you in collating, reviewing and scrutinising the supporting documents before submitting your application. We will prepare a cover letter and statutory declaration of the sponsor if applicable

We will complete the application form online, provide the draft for you to review and submit the application form on your behalf, and schedule your appointment with the Visa facilitation centre. We will carry out all the work on your application until a decision is received from the Home Office on your application.

Factors which might result in a higher fee: If you have complicated immigration or criminal history and do not have all documents and evidence to prove dependency or relationship. You need assistance obtaining replacement birth or marriage certificates for you or your family members.

Factors which might result in a lower fee: If you have all documents readily available and otherwise meet all requirements.

Administrative Review of Decisions

Challenge the caseworker’s errors by doing an administrative review of the decision.

• Typical fee estimate: £750 to £3000+ VAT at 20% (if applicable)

Standard applications, on average, take around 4 to 15 hours.

We will review the decision letter and supporting documents submitted to see if any applicable grounds for administrative review are based on caseworker errors, if any identified. We will undertake a risk cost-benefit analysis and provide you with a comprehensive letter of advice.

We will complete the application form online, provide the draft for you to review and submit the application form on your behalf. We will carry out all the work on your application until a decision is received by the Home Office on your application.

Factors which might result in a higher fee: If we have not dealt with the original application and have to review the application and all supporting documents.

Factors which might result in a lower fee: If we have dealt with the original application and only need to consider the decision and identify if there are any case working errors.

DEBT RECOVERY FEES

Debt Recovery Prices

Aramm Legal, we aim for cost transparency and certainty in all the work we do for our clients.

This page sets out the costs for our commercial debt recovery work for claims up to the value of £100,000.00 against debtors located within England and Wales. Costs for debt claims above this value are available on request.

The costs below apply where the claim is for unpaid invoices which are not disputed. If the other party disputes your claim at any point prior to issue of proceedings, we will discuss any further work required and provide revised costs – these costs could be on a fixed fee, hourly rate or other funding arrangement such as a damages-based agreement or conditional fee agreement, depending on the circumstances of your case.

Stage 1: Pre-action

Simple letter before action (LBA) or Initial Notice

• Company £450 plus VAT
• Individual £500 plus VAT

Fully compliant Pre-Action Protocol letter

• Company £650 plus VAT
• Individual £850 plus VAT

Timescale

Our simple LBAs normally require the debtor to pay within 3, 7 or 14 days (with the choice being that of our client). We can produce these within 24 hours if all the information has been given to us.

For fully compliant Pre Action-Protocol letters, the debtor has a minimum of 30 days to respond, and this can be extended to up to 90 days in complex cases. We can produce these within 24 – 48 hours depending on the level of complexity involved in the claim and the volume of accompanying documents.

Stage 2: Issuing legal proceedings.

Claim amount	MCOL court fee	Our Legal (plus VAT)	Recoverable fees
Up to £300	£25	£100	£75
£300 – £500/div>	£35	£100	£85
Up to £300	£25	£100	£75
£501 – £1,000	£60	£145	£130
£1,001 – £1,500	£70	£200	£270
£1,501 – £3,000	£105	£250	£355
£3,001 – £5,000	£185	£350	£535
£5,001 – £10,000	£410	£450	£860
£10,001 – £25,000	4.5% of the value of the claim	£250.00 per hour	4.5% of the value of the claim + £100
£25,001 – £50,000	4.5% of the value of the claim	£250.00 per hour	4.5% of the value of the claim + £100
£50,001 – £75,000	4.5% of the value of the claim	£250.00 per hour	4.5% of the value of the claim + £100
£75,001 – 100,000	4.5% of the value of the claim	£250.00 per hour	4.5% of the value of the claim + £100

Additional costs

For claims exceeding £100,000 and/or if the claim is particularly complex; or preparation time might be lengthy, we would charge our normal hourly rates which will be in the region of £350.00 – £450.00 plus VAT per hour.

Timescale

A defendant will have 14 days from receipt of the claim form and/or particulars of claim in which to respond by filing an acknowledgement of service or a defence. If the defendant does not respond in time you can request judgment for the claim debt in default. If an acknowledgement of service is filed within 14 days of service of the claim form, the defendant then has a further 14 days to file a defence to the claim. If the defendant then fails to file a defence, judgment can be entered in default.

Stage 3: Requesting judgment

As mentioned above, if the debtor does not respond to your claim in time, you can request that the court orders them to pay and enters judgment against them. We will charge the following costs for this request. These costs are recoverable from the debtor should they then pay them up.

Claim amount	Our fee	Recoverable Cost
£25 – £5,000	£250 plus VAT	£22 – £55
£5,000 +	£400 plus VAT	£30 – £70

Timescale

When a request for judgment is submitted via MCOL, it is normally processed within 48 hours.

Stage 4: Enforcement of judgment against debtors

If you successfully obtain judgment against the debtor, you can instruct High Court Enforcement Officers (the HCEO) to try and enforce the judgment and recover payment.

Our fee to instruct HCEO	Court fee for judgement to be transferred to High Court	Total
£350 plus VAT	£66	£486 plus VAT for solicitors’ costs

Additonal Costs

If the debtor is unable to pay the judgment and the HCEO cannot enforce it, you will be required to pay the HCEO an abortive fee of £75 plus VAT.

If it is necessary to correspond or otherwise liaise with the HCEO regarding the instruction, additional charges may apply which will be based on the hourly rate of the solicitor conducting your matter.

Timescale

Once the HCEO has been instructed, they will apply to transfer the judgment to the High Court. This can take 4-8 weeks subject to the court’s availability. The HCEO will then send a notice of enforcement to the debtor giving them seven days to pay. If the debtor fails to pay within this timeframe, an enforcement officer will be sent to attend their premises to try and make a recovery.

Additional services

(A) Statutory demand against companies or individuals

Our fee for preparation of a fully bespoke statutory demand	Process server’s fee (cost depends on location of debtor)
£1000.00 plus VAT	£150.00 – £250.00

Timescale Statutory demands are normally served within 48 hours against companies and partnerships. They can take longer to serve individuals as it can be harder to locate individuals. However, we act with trusted process servers who are very good at locating their subjects.

(B) Winding-up petition against companies

Our costs for drafting petition and arranging for issuing and service	Disbursements (mandatory costs))
£950.00 plus VAT	Court fee £280 Official Receiver’s deposit* £1,600 Process Server’s fee £150

If the debtor pays the debt and the petition is withdrawn or dismissed, the Insolvency Service will provide a refund of £1,550 for this fee after a period of time.

Timescale

It typically takes us 1-2 days from the date of instruction to draft and issue a petition and send it out to a process server for service.

Timescale

If you have received a court judgment that has not been set aside or appealed; or if a statutory demand has been validly served and not set aside, a bankruptcy petition can be presented against an individual or sole trader debtor.

Statutory demands are normally served within 48 hours against companies and partnerships. They can take longer to serve individuals as it can be harder to locate individuals. However, we act with trusted process servers who are very good at locating their subjects.

Timescale

It typically takes us 1-2 days from the date of instruction to draft and issue a petition and send it out to a process server for service. If you need any further advice or legal assistance, please contact us in confidence on 02071836904 or email us on info@arammlegal.com and one of our solicitors will be able to help you.

Fees on Employment Matters

Wrongful Dismissal and Unfair Dismissal

There are usually 2 types of claims that can arise out of Employment Law disputes: Wrongful Dismissal and Unfair Dismissal.

Wrongful Dismissal

arises when your employer breaks the terms of your contract when terminating your employment therefore there has been an alleged Breach of Contract.

Unfair Dismissal relates to your statutory rights where your employment is terminated for reasons that UK Law deems unjust. Dismissal can be both unfair and wrongful. Estimated legal costs depending upon the level of complexity:

Phase 1 – Preparation of the ET1 (Claim Form to the Tribunal)

• £500.00 to £1,000.00 excluding VAT in simple cases
• £1,000.00 to £1,500.00 excluding VAT in medium complexity cases, and
• £1,500.00 to £2,000.00 excluding VAT in complex cases.

Phase 2 – Dealing with the Employer’s ET3 (Response to the claim)

• £200.00 to £375.00 excluding VAT in simple cases.
• £400.00 to £600.00 excluding VAT in medium complexity cases, and
• £700.00 to £1,000.00 excluding VAT in complex cases.

Phase 3 – Preliminary Hearing

This is required in cases involving eligibility to bring a claim, Whistle Blowing matters and/or Discrimination. These are often conducted as Telephone Hearings in order to limit costs.

These costs can range from between £250.00 to £500.00 excluding VAT if done by way of a Telephone Hearing (for all levels of complexity). If Preliminary Hearings are listed for legal representation and attendance, then the costs can range from;

• £900.00 to £1,000.00 excluding VAT in simple cases.
• £1,000.00 to £1,200.00 excluding VAT in medium complexity cases, and
• £1,200.00 to £1,500.00 excluding VAT in complex cases.

Phase 4 – Complying with Tribunal Directions in preparation for Final Hearing

This will usually require one or more of the following:-

• The production of a Schedule of Loss setting out the level of compensation claimed.
• Providing further details of the claim with supporting law and cases.
• The production of statements.
• The production of documents relevant to the case.
• The preparation of Trial Bundles.

The costs in relation to simple cases range from £600.00 to £1,000.00 excluding VAT.

The costs in relation to medium complexity cases range from £1,000.00 to £2,500.00 excluding VAT.

The costs in relation to high complexity cases range from £1,500.00 to £4,000.00 excluding VAT.

Phase 5 – Tribunal Hearing

Again, this is determined by the level of complexity, but we would estimate costs as follows: –

• Simple case (1 day hearing): £1,500.00 excluding VAT
• Medium complexity (2 days hearing): £3,000.00 excluding VAT
• High complexity case (3 days or more): £2000.00 for the first day excluding VAT £1,500.00 for each day thereafter excluding VAT

Disbursements

Barrister Fees – Brief fee for 1 day hearing in Employment Tribunal – £2500 (excluding VAT) Refresher payment for each additional day in Employment Tribunal – £1500 (excluding VAT) If the hearing lasts longer than above, there will be an additional charge for attending a Tribunal Hearing of approximately £1000-£1500 per day (excluding VAT).

Employers

Many employers will have Insurance in place to cover the cost of claims against them and should contact their Insurance Brokers or Insurance providers without delay.

You can insist that the Insurer agrees to you instructing ourselves as your chosen Solicitor. The costs that the Insurer will pay may not always cover all the cost of our involvement and you may be required to supplement any such arrangement with a private paying business retainer as set out above.

If no Insurance is available, then anticipated legal costs for an employer may be more than those set out above on a private paying basis as there is often an onus upon employers to produce more information in relation to claims. Consequently, for each stage described above we would anticipate that costs would increase by approximately 15% to the amounts quoted.

Timeframes to Resolution

The time it takes from our first meeting with you to the final resolution of your case depends largely on the stage at which your case is resolved. If your case proceeds to a final Tribunal/County Court hearing, then the process is likely to take on average between 27 weeks to 1 year. If your case is resolved earlier, then a resolution could be reached within a few months.

IN ALL CASES

The information on costs set out above is based upon averages. If after instructing us information comes to light that either increases or decreases the complexity, then you will receive a specific revised estimate of likely costs. if you need any further or legal assistance, please contact us in confidence on 02071836904 or email us on info@arammlegal.com and one of our solicitors will be able to help you