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Do you need assistance with a legal costing issue? Speak to the expert costing lawyers at Blue Ribbon Legal for help.
Read about how we charge our clients.
Read about how we charge our clients.
At Blue Ribbon Legal we offer flexible terms of engagement and fees including:
We offer fixed fees for preparation of itemised bills, compliance advices, certified estimates and conduct of costs assessments.
We also offer stage-based fixed fees for most services.
$300 per hour plus GST for drafting detailed bill of costs.
$400-$450 per hour plus GST for preparation of objections and responses – with an estimate of time provided before work commences.
$500-$550 per hour plus GST for affidavits and expert witness appearances by accredited specialist Sharon Drew or Gareth Jones.
Legal services provided by Blue Ribbon Lawyers will be charged at up to $550 per hour plus GST depending on the nature and complexity of the work performed, advised prior to work commences.
Regulated fees apply for uncontested costs recovery proceedings in the Local, District and Supreme Courts.
Preparation of detailed bills of costs is traditionally charged by costs consultants as a percentage of the total professional fees claimed.
At Blue Ribbon Legal we are of the view that percentage-based fees do not necessarily accurately reflect the work necessary to prepare a bill of costs and may result in inflated claims or inclusion of claims unlikely to be allowed on assessment or taxation.
Should your firm or client specifically request a percentage-based fee to prepare an itemised bill of costs, we will agree to calculation of our fees at 10% of total professional fees claimed (inclusive of GST).
Generally, all fees are payable within 28 days of invoice. However, at Blue Ribbon Legal we strive to be as flexible as possible when dealing with payment of our fees, and a range of payment options are available. Please contact us to discuss.
Speak to our professionals online or call on (02) 8599 3100 OR (03) 9969 3100 if you need more information regarding our service costs.
Do you need assistance with a legal costing issue? Speak to the expert costing lawyers at Blue Ribbon Legal for help.