Our lawyers in Fernley and Castlebrook act for both private individuals and corporate employees facing investigations or prosecutions ranging from minor motoring offences to serious crimes carrying life imprisonment and also prosecutions brought by regulatory bodies. Our work covers police stations and courts across the length and breadth of the country.
We now only accept instructions on a private fee paying basis. Although we no longer offer legal aid, we are happy to discuss funding options including fixed fees and legal expense insurance.
Whether you stand accused of a crime or face the extremely distressing prospect of your children being taken away from you, our specialist teams of lawyers are here to help you through this difficult time by offering you practical advice and support. We will fight hard for you and always act in your best interests. Our aim is to offer a consistently high quality service to all our clients.
Our motoring offence lawyers in Fernley and Castlebrook understand the importance of protecting your licence and the impact that a driving ban could have upon you, your family, and often, your ability to perform your job or run your business.
Road traffic law is complex, but our motoring offence lawyers can guide you with timely, specialist advice and representation on issues including but not limited to:
- Speeding
- Drink/Drug driving
- Penalty points and ‘totting up’ disqualification
- Dangerous and careless driving
- Causing death by driving
Funding your case
Funding your case for a motoring offence
Our motoring offence lawyers in Fernley and Castlebrook offer a service based on either a fixed fee scheme or hourly rates, depending on the circumstances and complexity of your case. In either case your matter will be handled by a partner in the firm with many years’ experience. Our hourly rate is £300 plus VAT. Our typical fixed fee scheme is as below:
Initial advice
For initial advice our motoring offence lawyers will charge a fee of £300 plus VAT. This includes a detailed consultation with you, consideration of any documents and advice confirmed in writing setting out the legal position and your options.
Representation at court
For representation at a Magistrates’ Court hearing with a confirmed guilty plea from the outset our motoring offence lawyers will charge a fixed fee of £600 plus VAT. This includes a detailed consultation with you and preparing for and representation at a single hearing.
For representation at a Magistrates’ Court trial, our motoring offence lawyers will charge a fixed fee of £1,500 plus VAT for the first day and an additional fee of £750 plus VAT for each subsequent day. This includes a detailed consultation with you, full preparation of your case and representation at court.
For submissions to the court that you would suffer ‘exceptional hardship’ if you were disqualified from driving under the ‘totting-up’ provisions, our motoring offence lawyers will charge a fixed fee ranging from £1,500 – £1,800 plus VAT depending upon the complexity of the matter. This includes a detailed consultation with you, assistance in getting together your supporting evidence and representation at court.
(Note: Although based in Fernley and Castlebrook, our motoring offence lawyers not only cover the courts in Fernley and Castlebrook but can also provide representation across the length and breadth of the country. For court hearings outside of our local area we will charge an extra £50 per hour plus VAT for time spent travelling, plus expenses usually mileage at £0.45p per mile and car parking).