When it comes to fees we believe in providing clients with options

We do not ordinarly charge on an hourly basis.  Instead we will provide you with a detailed breakdown of the work we will be undertaking, together with an estimate of how much it will cost.

Our billing policy takes into account factors to appropriately determine the value of the legal work.  The NZLS Rules of Professional Conduct requires practitioners to take into account no fewer than eight criteria when determining a fee, only one of which is the time.  We balance these factors to ensure that true value and satisfaction are delivered to our clients.

• the skill, specialised knowledge, and responsibility required
• the importance of the matter to the client and the results achieved
• the urgency and the circumstances in which the business is transacted
• the value or amount of any property or money involved
• the complexity of the matter and the difficulty or novelty of the questions involved
• the number and importance of the documents prepared or perused
• the time and labour expended
• the reasonable costs of running the lawyers practice

We do understand however that some clients prefer an hourly rate approach.  We are happy to use this approach if it works best for the client.