Free & Fixed Fee Legal Advice

Business matters

We are members of the Lawyers For Your Business scheme which entitles a client becoming involved in a new business, who informs us that the introduction is through this scheme, to about half an hour interview free of charge.

At that interview they can be given general advice on, for example, entering into a partnership or buying a business.

This very often leads to those clients giving us instructions to act in the matter.

It is particularly helpful to those who have little or no business experience.

Please click here to go to our free Advice Notes.

Family matters

We offer an initial FREE 30 minute appointment if you are not eligible for the Legal Help Scheme (a form of Legal Aid). You can discuss your problems with us informally and in complete confidence.

We will provide general advice on solutions, costs and time scale without commitment, so that you can decide what action we can best take for you.

The object is to help you decide whether the legal procedures available can help you and also to enable you to become confident in us before committing yourself.

Legal Aid

Legal Aid will be offered where it is appropriate to do so.

Legal Aid is not necessarily free of charge.  There are several schemes and in most cases means testing applies, for which you will need to provide various items of financial evidence including:

  • Evidence of Benefits.

  • Proof of Income (Payslips etc).

This particular Legal Aid Scheme (Legal Help) is available for all family matters

This firm has always worked with the Legal Aid system. We were one of the first in Cornwall to obtain a Legal Aid franchise for which we had to prove that we were satisfying the then new Legal Aid Board Standards.

Clients receive the same quality of service whether they are paying their costs themselves or are assisted by the Legal Services Commission (LSC) - formerly the Legal Aid Board with Legal Help or Public Funding Certificates.

We have continued with the system and have a contract for Family Law Work (e.g. Divorce, Children) Financial Settlements and Domestic Violence Injunction.

Contracted firms are periodically audited by the LSC to check that they continue to adhere to the standards required.

It is most likely to be useful in Family or matters regarding Wills for single parents or the elderly, provided the client is financially eligible.

N/B Legal Aid is not necessarily wholly free.

In some cases a contribution has to be paid by the client. In other cases the LSC has to be reimbursed out of assets gained or preserved for the client. Full information will be provided on this when you obtain Legal Aid.

Other Sources of Funding

Check your various insurance policies, Union memberships and similar in case there is some provision for free legal assistance.

Ask us if you want us to investigate After The Event Insurance.

Visit us or telephone 01209 213646 to speak with us now.

Alternatively you can use our contact form to make an enquiry via email.
 (If you do not receive a response from us within one working day then we would be grateful if you would telephone us.)

 

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