D. Mensah
Partner, Family
Admitted England & Wales, 2009. English, French.
The first meeting.
Bring the document, the deadline and the decision. We read what you have. We name what is missing. We tell you what the next step costs, before we take it.
- You tell us what happened, in your own words.
- We read your documents and ask what is missing.
- You leave with a written note: what we understood, what happens next, and what it costs.
£250
45 minutes. One lawyer. Named in the note.
No hourly clock starts until you agree to it. If we are not the right firm, we tell you at the meeting, and point you to someone who is.
Book a consultationCase results
£1.4m
Financial settlement. Agreed by mediation.
Sample result — fictional. It does not promise an outcome.
£860,000
Division of a home. Agreed by mediation.
Sample result — fictional. It does not promise an outcome.
£240,000
Dismissal claim. Settled in 11 weeks.
Sample result — fictional. It does not promise an outcome.
Our lawyers
Three partners. Every case has one named lawyer from the first meeting, and that lawyer stays on the case.
R. Hart
Partner, Property
Admitted England & Wales, 2012. English, Mandarin.
S. Adeyemi
Partner, Employment
Admitted England & Wales, 2015. English, Yoruba.
Portraits photographed against one background, in one light.
How a case works
The same four steps, whatever the matter. You always know which step you are on, and what it costs before it starts.
| Step | What happens | When |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | We read your documents and give you a written note with the next step and its price. | Week 1 |
| Papers | We gather what is missing and check what the other side has said so far. | Weeks 1–2 |
| Negotiation | We put your position to the other side and report every reply the same day. | Weeks 2–8 |
| Agreement or hearing | Most cases end in agreement. If yours needs a hearing, your lawyer is the one who goes. | Weeks 8–16 |
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Questions we are asked
Yes. You leave with a written note of what we understood, what happens next, and what it costs. If we cannot help, we tell you at the meeting.
Most of our cases end in agreement in 8 to 16 weeks. A case that needs a hearing takes longer, and we tell you the likely range at the first meeting, not halfway through.
One named lawyer, from the first meeting. If another lawyer helps, you meet them first and you agree it. Your file is never handed to someone you have not met.
The document that started the problem, any deadlines you have been given, and the decision you need made. Do not send originals by email. We copy them at the meeting.
We tell you at the first meeting, and we point you to a firm that can. We do not take a case we cannot do well.
Book a consultation
Tell us what happened in three sentences. We reply within one working day with the next step and what it costs.
14 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PP
+44 20 7946 0000
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