Family Law Legal Fees
Our firm is well aware that one of the great concerns that many people have when embarking on resolving their family law issues are the legal fees that are likely to be incurred.
Each matter is unique in the work that is required to bring a successful resolution to the parties.
At Big Law, we endeavour to keep our fees to the least reasonably possible.
Our firm has a strong philosophy of appropriate remuneration and we made a decision many years ago not to time cost our files as we believe that time costing in this area can lead to inefficiencies and inappropriate fees to clients.
Our Fees are based on a modification of the Family Law Scale under The Family Law Act. The Family Law Scale is regarded as the minimum baseline for legal costs in this area of Law. Our fees are based on a slight increase of the items in the Family Law Scale which reflects our higher expertise and attention to clients.
Clients are provided with a copy of our Cost Agreement prior to our commencing their work so that they have the opportunity to consider it and ask any questions. We usually charge for outcomes in the preparation of documents and not the time with which it takes to prepare various materials. This is fairer to our Clients.
Clients are provided with a copy of our Cost Agreement prior to our commencing their work so that they have the opportunity to consider it and ask any questions. We usually charge for outcomes in the preparation of documents and not the time with which it takes to prepare various materials. This is fairer to our Clients.
We also have our files independently cost by Graham & Bull, at no cost to our client. Michael Graham is a solicitor who has undertaken costings work for a number of firms in the South East Queensland area and is accredited by the Supreme Court of Queensland as a Costs Assessor. Michael will examine the file and charges in accordance with the Agreement which has been reached with our client.
By not time costing and by having our files independently assessed, we consider that our clients can be reassured that their fees are appropriate and if there is a concern with fees then clients are able to discuss those fees with either our firm or with the independent Assessor who has assessed the account.
These safeguards have resulted in our firm having very few, if any, disputes as to our accounts when they are rendered.
At Big Law we’re dedicated to providing excellent legal help delivered in a manner that our clients understand.
Have had the pleasure of dealing with Big Law for the past 2 years and am very comfortable with their advice and the due diligence applied to all sections of my dealings with them. In particular I would like to thank Mahendra, Melinda and Janelle for the patient and caring manner in which they assisted me through a stressful time. Quality outcomes and quality customer service. Thank you all. - Lynette
Professional and understanding in a time of very exceptional circumstances for us both. Big Law act exactly as you pay for and expect and for that I am happy. I would especially like e to call out Olenska as she was professional and understanding when third parties were letting us down. Well done guys. - Adam Jackowski
Big Law were great to deal with during my time with them. Sylvia, Olenska and Yolande were efficient and very accurate when dealing with my contract and queries. Thank you team for all of your help. - Lacey Carroll
We have trusted Big Law to look after all our legal needs for many years and have never felt the need to use anyone else, trust them completely. - Paul Page
Have been using Tony & the team at BigLaw for many years now for all our legal work including property transactions. Never had an issue ...always handled professionally and speedily. Great local business... - Ian Clark
A good, responsive and extremely professional service with regard to a property purchase. I would highly recommend them. - Bev Carroll
The professionalism of Tony Biggar and his staff especially Michelle Maxwell is unsurpassed in my over 40 years of dealing with Solicitors as a Real Estate Agent. Their negotiating skills, legal expertise and up to date communication held together a very complicated property transaction. My family also had Tony handle Probate, a new Family Trust and Wills to our entire satisfaction. I would, without hesitation, recommend Big Law for any legal matter. - Ian McNally
Tony and Michelle recently assisted us in the sale of our business. They were excellent throughout the process providing expert advice and ensuring the sale went smoothly. I would highly recommend Big Law. - Scott Vickers
Sylvia and the team at Big Law are very helpful, providing plenty of information and always happy to answer the most minor questions to ensure their clients are comfortable and happy. - Kate Mottram
They helped me heaps! Great service - Matthew Boulter
Tony and the team were a great help to us in preparing Will's and Estate management. Thanks to the team there at Big Law. I highly recommend. - Chris Chambers
At Big Law, our key priority is providing people and businesses of the Strathpine and surrounding areas with the very best quality legal help. Our diverse practice areas mean that we can take care of your issues from the most simple to the most complex. We like to say that we provide the quality of legal help that you may expect from a large Brisbane CBD law firm.
We’re conveniently located in Strathpine with ample parking.
At Big Law, you can be guaranteed that you’ll never received unexpected legal bills in the mail. We offer transparent legal pricing for all matters.
At Big Law, quality legal help is our focus. You can expect from us, the very best legal advice in the matters we specialise.
No need to head to Brisbane CBD to get great legal help. We purposely established Big Law in Strathpine for your convenience.
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