DISPUTE RESOLUTION - WHAT DOES IT COST?
We offer a transparent and cost effective approach when it comes to our fees and advice.
Our initial 20-minute consultation with you will be FREE.
We will then advise you what work may need to be done and how much it will cost, and will provide you with either a FIXED FEE quote or a CLIENT CONTROLLED BUDGET depending on what service you require.
Our free initial consultations together fixed legal fees and controlled budgets makes access to expert legal advice easier and more cost-effective.
We will keep you informed of your costs on a regular basis as your case progresses and will invoice you on a monthly basis, helping you manage and keep track of your costs and spend.
FIXED FEE PLANS from £4,500
Disputes that arise in construction and engineering projects need to be settled as quickly as possible. The adjudication process helps to resolve disputes within a short time scale.
Hobbs’s Fixed Fee Plan provides a cost effective and simple cost process which works well within this.
WHICH EVER SIDE YOU'RE ON YOU PAY
£4,500 +VAT
for adjudications of up to £100,000
£7,000 +VAT
for adjudications between £100,001 and £250,000
Conditions Apply
FIXED FEE PLANS FOR ADJUDICATIONS
FOR THE REFERRING PARTY
We will carry out the following for the Referring Party in an adjudication, we will;
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Draft the Notice of Adjudication, Referral Notice and a Reply if necessary
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Assist with compiling all supporting evidence
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Provide a written response to any questions asked by the adjudicator
FOR THE RESPONDING PARTY
Alternatively if you are the Responding Party in an adjudication, we will;
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Draft the Notice of Response and any Rejoinder
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Assist with compiling all supporting evidence
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Provide a written response to any questions asked by the adjudicator
The fixed fee plan does not include fees for attendance or representation at any oral hearing and applies only to adjudications completed within a period of 28 days from the date of Referral. Additional fees will apply thereafter.
FIXED FEE ENFORCEMENT SERVICE from £1,500
In the event that steps need to be taken to enforce the adjudicator’s award, we also provide a Fixed Fee Enforcement Service.
We charge a fixed cost of £1,500 +VAT for claims up to £100,000 and £2,500 +VAT for claims from £100,001 to £250,000.
CLAIM VALUES
£1,500 +VAT
for claims of up to £100,000
£2,500 +VAT
for claims of up to £100,000 and £250,000
Conditions Apply
A complete service for hearings scheduled to last up to half a day, including:
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drafting the claim form and particulars of claim;
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assisting with and/or amending any necessary witness statement(s);
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preparing the skeleton argument; and
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attending at the adjudication enforcement hearing in the London TCC or local District Registries.