Prices

Prices

Every price, published in full. Fixed fees from £195 plus VAT, agreed in writing before I start. Nothing is billed by the hour.

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I publish my prices. Fixed fees run from £195 plus VAT for an NDA to £12,500 plus VAT for a company sale, with everything in between set out below. If what you need is not on the list, I will quote a fixed fee for it, and there is no charge for working that out or for an initial call. I am Geoffrey Caesar, a solicitor of England and Wales admitted in 2008, based in London and acting for businesses across England and Wales.

Why the prices are on the website

Because not publishing them is a choice, and it is usually made for the seller's benefit rather than the buyer's. Cost uncertainty is the main reason businesses do not take legal advice they need, and the alternative to a published price is a conversation in which the number depends on how the conversation goes.

So the numbers are here, in full, before you contact me. You can work out whether I am in your range without speaking to anybody. This is a commercial decision rather than something I am required to do.

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Every price below excludes VAT. Where a price is a range, I confirm the exact figure in writing before starting, once I have seen any documents or heard the brief. It does not move afterwards unless you ask for something outside the agreed scope, and I would quote that separately first.

Contracts and commercial

Corporate and ownership

Business sales and purchases can be paid in milestones, so you pay in stages as the work is delivered rather than all at the start.

Employment, for employers

I act for employers only.

Data protection, IP and AI

Ongoing support

If what you need is not on the list

The prices above cover the things people ask for most often. They are not the limit of what I do. Commercial and corporate work does not divide neatly into products, and a good deal of what I am instructed on is something nobody has put on a price list anywhere.

So tell me what you need, in a few lines, and I will quote a fixed fee for that specific scope. If it would help to talk it through first, I will offer a call. Neither the quote nor the call costs anything, and there is no obligation to go ahead.

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Tell me what you need and I will come back with a fixed price and a date, usually the same working day.
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Monthly retainers

A monthly retainer gives you a solicitor already appointed and familiar with the business, so that when something lands you are not looking for one under time pressure. Retainers start at £250 plus VAT a month for up to one hour, £500 plus VAT a month for up to two hours, and £1,500 plus VAT a month for up to six hours including contract reviews. There is no minimum term and one month's notice on either side.

If you are paying for more than you use, I will say so. You can drop back to instructing me job by job, or keep the retainer because having a solicitor already appointed and familiar with the business has a value of its own. Either is a good answer, and it is yours to make.

How paying works

  1. You email me. Send any relevant documents or a few lines about the situation.
  2. I confirm the scope, the price and the timetable in writing, usually the same working day, with a free initial call if it would help. I then invoice you, and the work starts once the invoice is paid. Larger pieces of work can be split into milestone payments.
  3. I deliver on the agreed date, with a call or a follow-up exchange included in the fee.

I do not hold client money. My fees are paid directly to me, and the only money I ever hold is on account of my own costs and disbursements.

Questions about pricing

Do you ever charge by the hour?

No. Everything is a fixed fee agreed before work starts. There are no hourly rates, no six minute units, and no invoice that arrives larger than expected.

What if the work turns out to be bigger than expected?

The fixed fee stands. If the scope itself changes, or the matter is materially different from the information I was given, I will tell you before continuing and we will agree a revised figure. I will not do extra work and bill you for it afterwards.

Why are your prices lower than a law firm's?

Because a firm has premises, partners, support staff, marketing and a compliance department, and every hour it bills carries a share of all of it. I have none of that, so you are paying for the lawyer and nothing else.

Why are you more expensive than the cheapest online options?

Because it is a different thing. The cheapest options are usually a checklist run over a document by a junior fee earner or a template engine. Here, a solicitor of eighteen years standing reads your document in the context of your business.

Is the initial call really free?

Yes. Scoping the work and quoting a fee costs you nothing, and if a short call would help at that stage I will offer one. You are not charged until you have agreed a price and I have invoiced you.

Do you take payment in stages?

For larger pieces of work, yes. Business sales and purchases and other substantial matters can be split into milestone payments so that you pay as the work is delivered.

Are the prices inclusive of VAT?

No. Every price on this site excludes VAT, which is added where chargeable.

About me

I am Geoffrey Caesar. I have worked on commercial contracts since 2001, first in industry and then in private practice, so I have sat on both sides of the table: as the in-house lawyer who has to live with the contract, and as the external adviser who drafts it.

  • Solicitor of England and Wales, admitted 2008. SRA ID 483394.
  • Practising as an SRA-regulated freelance solicitor under regulation 10.2(b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations. Practice SRA number 666497.
  • Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and authorised to provide all legal services, including reserved legal activities.
  • Called to the Bar by Gray's Inn in 2005.
  • Working on commercial contracts since 2001, in-house and in private practice.
  • Based in London, acting for businesses across England and Wales.
  • Professional indemnity insurance in place with a limit of £1,000,000 for each claim, with defence costs in addition. Details on request.
  • I do not hold client money.

Two things you should know about instructing a freelance solicitor rather than a law firm. My professional indemnity insurance is not on the SRA's minimum terms and conditions; alternative arrangements are in place instead, and I will give you the details on request. And you can still apply to the SRA Compensation Fund for losses caused by dishonesty or a failure to account for money. Everything else, including the Code of Conduct, the SRA Principles and the Legal Ombudsman, applies to me exactly as it applies to any other solicitor.

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Not sure which service you need, or need something that is not listed? Describe the situation in a couple of lines and I will tell you what it would cost.
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Last reviewed: September 2026. Email geoffrey@caesar.co.uk.