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Civil Litigation
We specialise in various areas of civil disputes, including the following:
- Company, partnership and other business related disputes
- Contractual disputes
- Debt recovery and other money claims
- Possession, disrepair, dilapidations and other landlord-tenant disputes
- Personal injury
- Medical negligence
- Professional negligence
- Probate and succession
- Bankruptcy
- Defamation
- Judicial reviews
Key stages and timescale
The stages of a litigation claim can vary depending on the nature of the dispute, and the value and/or complexity of the case. In general, cases are split into two broad categories – Part 7 claims (standard) and Part 8 claims (a shorter, less expensive version, for cases which do not have a substantial dispute of facts).
The key stages of Part 7 claims are:
- Pre-action stage (notification of claim, letter of claim, preliminary disclosure and settlement discussions)
- Issue (issuing and serving Claim Form, Particulars of Claim, serving Acknowledgement of Service, Defence, Counterclaim and Reply to Defence)
- Case and costs management conference (used to provide directions for the case to proceed and deal with costs budgets for high value claims)
- Disclosure and inspection (standard disclosure of all relevant documents and materials, and inspection of the same by the other side)
- Witness statements (preparing and exchanging witness statements)
- Pre-trial review and trial preparation
- Trial
In a Part 8 claim, witness statements and documents in support of the claim, are filed and served at the time of issuing the claim. Instead of providing a Defence, the Defendant then provides his/her own evidence (i.e. documents/witness statements) in response. The matter then proceeds to a final hearing, or if necessary, a direction hearing and a pre-trial review are held in between.
Part 8 claims are generally resolved with a few months, whereas Part 7 claims generally takes 12-24 months to be concluded.
Arbitration and Mediation
Arbitration and mediation are faster, less-expensive alternatives to litigation. We can assess your case’s suitability for arbitration or mediation and advise you accordingly.
Our fees
We usually charge civil litigation and ADR matters on a ‘time-spent basis’, as opposed to fixed or capped fees. This means you will pay us on the basis of the time spent by us in your matter. For example, if we spend 6 hours to peruse the relevant papers of your cases, taking your instructions , advising you on the matter and drafting a letter before claim, and the applicable hourly rate for the matter is £250, then our fee for this would be 6 x £250 = £1,500.
Our hourly rate depends on the seniority of our lawyer and the complexity of your case.
Disbursements, such as court fee, barrister’s fee, mediator’s fee are applicable, in addition to our fees. For the court fees, please visit.
The barristers we engage usually charges between £250 and £350 an hour.
*No VAT is applicable on our fees as we are not yet VAT registered.
For details on the fees we charge, please visits our Fees page.
Our Litigation Approach
- Early Case Assessment – Realistic evaluation of merits and risks
- Result Driven – Commercial pragmatism and focus on the ultimate outcome
- Transparent Communication – Regular updates in clear, non-legal language
CEO
Dr. Sonia Khan
Phone
+44 (0)7738369514
office@drsoniakhansolicitors.com
Location
Unit 10, 384 Abbott Road, London E14 0UX
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