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| | | | 1. | CORRESPONDENCE FEE: Minimum | 60.00 | DITTO | | | | | | Where a debtor responds to our letter(s) of demand seeking additional information/documentation relating to the debt, we refer the query to you. If you wish us to continue liasing with the debtor regarding said queries, and where the debtor subsequently agrees to discharge his liability by way of agreed instalments through this office, you will be liable for payment of our professional correspondence fee which includes notifying you of debtors queries, receiving your instructions/documentation to enable us reply thereto, receiving cheques, issuing receipts to the debtor, lodging cheques for clearance and forwarding payments to you. Where proceedings are not issued, the debtor will not be liable for payment of our legal costs. | | | 2. | FEES FOR OBTAINING JUDGEMENT IN UNDEFENDED CASES IN THE DISTRICT, CIRCUIT AND HIGH COURT THROUGHOUT REPUBLIC OF IRELAND. |
| | | | | | DEBT AMOUNT | PROFESSIONAL FEES | ESTIMATED OUTLAYS | APPROXIMATE RECOVERABLE COSTS | 318 | to | 635 | 170.00 | 50.00 | 43.23 | 636 | to | 1,270 | 215.00 | 50.00 | 69.34 | 1,271 | to | 1,905 | 250.00 | 50.00 | 94.33 | 1,906 | to | 2,540 | 320.00 | 50.00 | 108.16 | 2,541 | to | 3,175 | 330.00 | 50.00 | 133.15 | 3,276 | to | 3,810 | 355.00 | 50.00 | 147.95 | 3,811 | to | 4,444 | 395.00 | 50.00 | 176.57 | 4,445 | to | 5,079 | 435.00 | 50.00 | 191.94 | 5,080 | to | 5,714 | 475.00 | 50.00 | 220.00 | 5,715 | to | 6,349 | 550.00 | 155.00 | 222.00 | 6,350 | to | 11,000 | 675.00 | 155.00 | 222.00 | 11,001 | to | 20,000 | 1,100.00 | 155.00 | 222.00 | 20,001 | to | 38,000 | 1,600.00 | 155.00 | 222.00 | 38,001 | to | upwards | 2,250.00 | 325.00 | 222.00 |
FEES AND CHARGES CONTINUED
3. FEES FOR OBTAINING JUDGEMENT IN DEFENDED CASES:
In addition to the professional fees quoted above, our hourly charge-out rate for defended cases is as follows: (a) | Solicitors | 250 per hour plus VAT at appropriate rate | (b) | Senior Solicitors | 400 per hour plus VAT at appropriate rate | (c) | Legal Executives/
Para-legals | 180 per hour plus VAT at appropriate rate | (d) | Counsels fees | To be advised. | (e) | In addition our charges in contested matters charges will be measured having regard to; |
| a. | the skill, labour and responsibility involved in the Case and any specialised knowledge given or applied on the part of the Solicitor; | | b. | the complexity, difficulty, rarity or urgency of the questions raised; | | c. | the importance of the matter; | | d. | the time reasonably expended by the Solicitor and his firm on the Case; and | | e. | the place(s) where and the circumstances in which the Case is pursued. | | f. | the time reasonably spent by personnel in the Solicitors firm on the matter. | | g. | The amount or value of any transaction involved | | h. | The number and importance of the documents prepared or examined. |
4. ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGEMENTS: (A) | SHERIFF: | | | | PROFESSIONAL FEES | ESTIMATED OUTLAYS | 50.00 plus VAT | 20.00 |
| | | (B) | PUBLICATION OF JUDGEMENT | | | | PROFESSIONAL FEES | ESTIMATED OUTLAYS | 100.00 plus VAT | 30.00 |
| | | (C) | APPLICATION FOR INSTALMENT ORDER | | | | PROFESSIONAL FEES | ESTIMATED OUTLAYS | 250.00 plus VAT | 30.00 |
| | | (D) | COMMITTAL PROCEEDINGS | | | | PROFESSIONAL FEES | ESTIMATED OUTLAYS | 250.00 plus VAT | 30.00 |
| | | (E) | REGISTRATION OF A JUDGEMENT MORTGAGE | | | | DEBT AMOUNT | PROFESSIONAL FEES | (i) Up to 6,500 | 350.00 plus VAT and outlays | (ii) 6,501 to 20,000 | 475.00 plus VAT and outlays | (iii) 20,001 upwards | 650.00 plus VAT and outlays |
| | | (F) | APPLICATIONS FOR ORDERS FOR SUBSTITUTED SERVICE OF PROCEEDINGS | | | | PROFESSIONAL FEES | ESTIMATED OUTLAYS | 175.00 plus VAT | exclusive of Counsels fees and VAT (where applicable) |
| | | (G) | COUNSELS FEES: | | | | In some instances, it may be necessary to instruct Counsel to draft proceedings and advise generally in relation to a clients claim. If such an instance arises, you will be responsible for payment of Counsels fees which said fees may not be recoverable from the Defendant. However, you will be notified beforehand in the event that the advice of Counsel is required. |
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