Approach to costs
Solicitors at Humphreys & Co. always aim to approach
legal work in a financially-disciplined way. We offer
competitive rates. Our charging approach is both transparent
and geared to the options open to our clients. Our
solicitors generally charge by reference to time spent but
we can often agree fixed fees for specific work or in some
cases risk-adjusted funding structures.
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Professional
regulatory representation
Solicitors with
extensive experience of professional
discipline & regulation offering
practical advice & representation
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If you are facing SRA investigation,
SRA interventions or SDT proceedings, get our specialist
Professional Regulation Unit on your side.
Our solicitors act for other solicitors and legal
professionals facing hearings before the Solicitors
Disciplinary Tribunal or investigations and formal
proceedings by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. We
can guide you through the complex regulatory framework
with our meticulous and expert approach.
We will work quickly, efficiently and with our focus on
minimising the impact of SRA and SDT investigations,
interventions and proceedings upon your reputation or
your business. Instruction of professional regulation
experts at the earliest possible stage in the regulatory
process will increase your chances of a successful
resolution of your firm's regulatory and disciplinary
issues.
"The Solicitors Regulation Authority
(SRA) says it expects to shut down 56% more law
firms this year [2008] than it did last. The
number of ‘interventions’ could reach 75 by the
end of the year, compared with 48 in 2007.
Intervention involves the SRA sending an agent to
close a practice on grounds ranging from
dishonesty to death. Of the 58 interventions made
by the end of October, the most common grounds
were dishonesty, followed by substantial/frequent
rule breaches."
“Law Society
Gazette” 27th November 2008
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Fixed charge package with
options and recommendations
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Some of our
client feedback:
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"I am taking
this opportunity to express my heartfelt
appreciation for the excellent legal service
you have provided. From the outset I felt
really confident by your ability, legal
know-how, client care and pragmatic advice. It
only took one telephone call for me to
dis-instruct my previous solicitor and to
instruct you. We went through some desperate
throes together but I always felt I had made
the right choice. I am particularly amazed at
how meticulous you are when it comes to
perusing through documentation. We both know
that SRA's case was essentially one of
circumstantial and document-based and the
manner in which you rendered their chief
evidence, namely the register, questionable
was pleasing. Reading through your
instructions to counsel showed me your level
of preparation for this case especially the
fact that SRA's most, if not all, arguments
were well anticipated by you. I am glad to
have had the pleasure of working with a lawyer
of your calibre and have no hesitation in
referring you to others in the future."
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"Thank you for
the fax confirmations from the SRA. Thank you
very much for all your assistance and
perseverance against what has been an
intolerable and difficult SRA situation.
Without your assistance and expertise in this
area we would not have had such a successful
outcome. I also appreciate the assistance and
advice in relation to the removal of
conditions on the PC. Without this my
application would never have succeeded."
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"I take this
opprtunity to thank you for your utmost
professionalism in dealing with these issues
promptly and apologise for the roller coaster
of emotions that you had to suffer from me. We
now only have to deal with the easy SDT matter
and look forward to [succeeding] in that case
as well."
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“I am just
dropping you a line to say thank you for the
work you have done for us in this
matter. I have been truly impressed by
the hard work and diligence you showed
throughout the representation that you made on
behalf of the SRA. The quality of the
work you did was excellent. All of us here at
(firm) are immensely grateful for the work you
did for us.”
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Accessibility
We take instructions from UK & international clients. Our independent lawyers are available by email, telephone & fax. With central Bristol offices we are just 90 minutes from London by road or rail and 15 minutes from Bristol International Airport. We can travel to meetings if required.
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Independent approach
We are an independent professional law firm here, not a legal factory turning out mass-produced products. In our experience, determined case-handling is more likely to produce effective results.
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Turnaround time
Solicitors at Humphreys & Co. look to input not only
careful legal work and precision but also the determination
to keep matters moving. They aim to work in clients' real
interests with energy and pragmatism.
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Communication skills
Solicitors at Humphreys & Co. always try to open up the
legal process by giving advice and explaining options to
clients in a concise and straightforward way, identifying
clear courses of action whatever the technical or legal
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