We want to deliver more in your pocket at the end of the day.
We are always upfront and clear about your total legal costs. Across all areas of our practice we will keep your costs down by…
Keeping you out of court.
We know that working collaboratively to achieve out of court solutions whenever possible, will save you not only money, but time and stress.
Not charging administration fees.
Most other firms will charge you an ‘admin. fee’ for every phone call they make, every email they send or receive and every page they photocopy or scan on their printers. They consider these charges Outlays on your matter. You will also be charged Fees for these same tasks. At Donaldson Law we are happy to cover all our office running costs ourselves and not pass them on to you as Outlays.
Depending on the type of work we are doing for you, we will offer you one of the following costs agreements…
No win, no fee.
Donaldson Law, along with almost all law firms helping people with compensation claims, offer No Win No Fee agreements.
No Win No Fee agreements can sometimes attract negative publicity, but without No Win No Fee many people could not afford to access the legal system and achieve the justice they deserve. What does vary between law firms is the details of the No Win No Fee costs agreement you sign up to. At Donaldson Law our No Win No Fee agreements are in line with how most firms charge. However, our difference is that we specialise in a niche area of compensation claims (institutional abuse) and our staff are experienced and specialised in the area.
Uplift Fee
Most law firms who offer No Win No Fee agreements charge an extra ‘uplift’ fee of up to 25% if your claim is successful. At Donaldson Law we apply an ‘uplift’ fee of up to 25% if your claim is successful to reflect our specialist knowledge and expertise in the area.
Payment of Outlays and Litigation Lenders.
In addition to Fees, all lawyers will charge you what are known as Outlays or Disbursements. Outlays are necessary expenses on your claim that are paid to other people, for example for a Doctor’s report. Some firms will require you to pay Outlays as they arise, even under No Win No Fee agreements. We do not ask you to pay for Outlays upfront. Donaldson Law can carry some of the Outlays, however we do use a ‘Litigation Lender’ to pay for the Outlays throughout the claim. Upon the claim being successful the Lender will be repaid for the Outlays they have funded throughout the claim, plus the interest charged by the provider.